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Category Archives: Language Tips
Weirdest Part of Hollande’s Sex Scandal
The weirdest element of the Hollande scandal was finally pointed to by Anne Roumanoff, a French humorist and political satirist: the clash between the French President’s nerdy look and his rakish extra-curricular activities. Draping the French socio-political scene in a … Continue reading
Posted in French culture, Language Tips, News from France, Only in France !
Tagged conjugal, france, Hollande, nerd, sex scandal, Trierweiler
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The French of Henri, the Existential Cat
Friends keep sending Henri to me, thinking he’ll make this cat-loving French teacher happy. But he drives me nuts. Why doesn’t he explain why his French is so lousy and his pronunciation worse? Is he ashamed that he only moved … Continue reading
Fête de Noël 2013
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
Didn’t We All Intuit This ?
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.
2009’s Top New Words
‘Unfriend,’ ‘Twitter’ and ‘podcast’ are the top new words of 2009 according to the New Oxford American Dictionary and Global Language Monitor respectively. And guess what: the French Dictionary, Le Petit Larousse added those same three words! It published the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicisms Invade, Cultural Perspectives, French versus English, Language Tips, News from France
Tagged French language, podcast, twitter, unfriend, words
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‘juilletistes’ et ‘aoutiens’ = d’autres réflections
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
L’Anglais est atomique – le Français est moléculaire
My French friend, Eric, sent me a passionately irritated message about the evolution of the French language. He’s particularly upset by the young immigrants who don’t use the French we have all learned and who make up their own words. … Continue reading
French on American Prime Time TV!
There were two beautiful comments in authentic French in the growing romance on Hawthorne. The handsome doctor is actually played by big French box-office actor, Michael Vartan. When he surprised Christina, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, with his French inner … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic French, French, HawthoRNe, Jada Pnkett Smith, Michael Vartan, romance, sex, TV
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A.Word.A.Day gives us French this week
A.Word.A.Day’s theme this week is French words used in English. Monday’s word was “bon ton” and today’s, “moue.” For definitions, examples, and pronunciation of the word in English, see A Word A Day. The site’s founder, Anu Garg, quotes Mark … Continue reading
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Dictionaries approve new French words
Various French dictionaries are keeping up with changing French life by including some brand-new words. Should we learn them… or will the very fact that they’re now accepted make the rebellious French not use them anymore? The columnist suggests the … Continue reading
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Tagged blogosphère, dictionary, French, words
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