Monthly Archives: April 2009

A Word A Day or Spellcheck – Which Is Right?

A.Word.A.Day did it again, gave us a week of French words used in English. The words were pas de deux, bien-pensant, beau monde, tranche, and passe-partout. Those are the English spellings. You can see their derivation and use at http://wordsmith.org//awad/Continue reading

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French + English Word Exchanges

The theme of this weeks’ A.Word.A.Day is the exchange of English and French words that go from one country to the other, sometimes with modified meanings. He has a great quotation from ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Let’s see if Anu Garg … Continue reading

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Good French Movie

If you want to see a good French film that’s now in the States, I recommend “The Class” (‘Entre les Murs’). It’ll give you a privileged view into the current French educational, sociological and, mostly, human scene. See the NPR … Continue reading

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Paris Bicycles Meet Roadblock

The brilliant Paris innovation that all of us admired and emulated has fizzled. The city’s bike rental practice that made travel greener, easier, cheaper and more fun has suffered from human disregard and greed. Does that mean that the other … Continue reading

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