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Colbert’s Hysterical Franglais Thoughts

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Susan

Stephen Colbert’s hysterical franglais thoughts on the Sex Scandal – hysterical: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/colbert-french-president-sex-scandal_n_4610181.html Notice that he has the right French melody and even the right French pronunciation much of the time. Does he remember from high school like many of my … Continue reading →

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English rags tell more than French

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Susan

Several English rags are publishing rumors that Julie Gayet, President Hollande’s new mistress, might be 4 months pregnant. The rumor is said to have been started on Twitter, subsequently removed, but taken up, mostly, by the foreign press. True to … Continue reading →

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L’Adultère présidentielle – une affaire privée ?

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Susan

Les Réactions au scandale du Président de France À part le culot de ce goujat, ce scandale révèle encore une fois la différence culturelle entre les Français et les Américains. Déjà quand notre Président Clinton a été coincé entre son … Continue reading →

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Fête de Noël 2013

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Susan

Des élèves – anciens et actuels, débutants et avancés – se sont réunis chez Susan pour sa Fête annuelle de Noël. Nous avons bavardé, grignoté et chanté des noëls – en français, évidemment !  Parfois Ed nous accompagnait au piano, … Continue reading →

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La honte à la France ou aux USA ?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Susan

La honte de qui ? Etienne déclare la honte – mais n’a pas précisé la honte de qui – en citant cet article sur les négotiations nucléaires d’Iran: lemonde.fr/europe/article/2013/11/11/la-france-a-bloque-un-accord-intermediaire-sur-le-nucleaire-iranien_3511649_3214.html Qu’est-ce qui est honteux, la conduite renégate de la France? “Dès … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Susan

Je suis désolée d’avoir négligé mon blog depuis au moins un an. La détérioration et puis la mort de la mère m’ont distraite. Merci quand même à Doris, Christine, Michèle, et Philippe pour leurs commentaires. Vos observations nous intéressent!

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DSK in Jail

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Susan

Après la DS 3 Après la DS 4 et la DS 5 Bientôt la “DS – K” en TÔLE… The Café du Commerce posted this French pun. “En tôle” sounds exactly like “en taule,” which means “in prison.” 🙂

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Speaking French Doubles Bradley Cooper’s Sex Appeal !

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Susan

Speaking French just doubled Bradley Cooper’s sex appeal. A youtube video of him being interviewed in French on French TV got over 2 million hits in its first 3 days and is still going! Ooh là là! You too can … Continue reading →

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Didn’t We All Intuit This ?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Susan

Didn’t we all intuit that learning – and knowing! – a second language helped the brain? Well, here’s an article reporting a York University study that shows that bilingualism staves off Altzheimers.

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Christopher Hitchens’ take on the DSK Scandal

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Susan

Christopher Hitchens wrote an article on the topic for Slate on May 18, 2011. You can check it out on http://www.slate.com/id/2294965/. The following three extracts will give you an idea of it. Why is it that we cannot read any … Continue reading →

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