Monthly Archives: August 2009

‘juilletistes’ et ‘aoutiens’ = d’autres réflections

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Susan

A propos de mon commentaire sur les termes ‘juilletistes’ et ‘aoutiens,’ Brigid (Brigitte) nous envoie cette référence: See this: http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/chassecroise.htm?nl=1

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Le Sens du mot ‘libéral’ en français

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Susan

From Etienne: To distinguish between the “faux amis” – ‘liberal’ and “libéral” – Stephen (‘Etienne’) Roop nous écrit: “A mon avis, les mots “libéral” et “antilibérale” sont des euphémismes communs parmi les intellectuels français. Ils ne veulent pas dire la … Continue reading →

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Paris’ Google Street Map – being filmed now !

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Susan

If you want to get filmed on the streets of Paris so you can appear on Google’s detailed street map of the city, you have until August 20! If you want to see how the pix get taken, check out: … Continue reading →

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Bike Worries Realized in Paris Rental System

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Susan

A French friend wrote me recently about the success and dangers of the previously-promising Paris rental bike system. (cf., fall ’07 post) Ten days later, the dangers had hit home: a woman she knew was killed on one of those … Continue reading →

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French words that don’t exist in English

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Susan

Wow, I just learned 2 new words on the French news. They could have been around for years, but I’d never heard them before. The anchor talked about this weekend (July 31-Aug. 2) being “le weekend le plus chargé de … Continue reading →

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