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Social Media Glossary
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French Pronunciation: A Good Address
Improve your speech, eliminate your accent or simply get entertained. Continue reading »
Joyeuses Pâques!
Do you know why there are “Easter” eggs? Continue reading »
Eiffel Tower Almost Blew Up!
Almost. Ouf! (Phew!) Continue reading »
Newborn Words In French
Browsing online I came across a list of newly added French words. Some are pretty obvious, such as offline /uhf lie nuh/ (offline) or playboy /pla buh yuh/ (a rich man who enjoys seducing others). But others are less obvious: cagnotter /kahn yatay/: to feed a supermarket fidelity card; geekette /guee kett tuh/: girl geek; … Continue reading »
Word in the (French) News: Appli
Appli is also sometimes referred to as simply App but pronounced differently than in English. Continue reading »
BD du jour: God Willing
Today’s Bédé (B.D.: bande dessinée) is perfect for studying Future tense. Continue reading »
Reading Practice: Bath Play New Style
Strange new inventions by the Japanese. Continue reading »
Juggling With Pronouns: Going Further
Dealing with a third person. Continue reading »
Discover African Music
A site you don’t want to miss. Promise. Continue reading »
French Friendly Links
Want to improve your French and looking for free online material? Let’s see what other blogs are proposing these days… Continue reading »
BD du jour: Breakin’ Up Is…
Some people take things a bit too literally. Continue reading »
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Guess what it is… Continue reading »
Juggling With Pronouns: Using More Than One
Let’s wrap our minds together around this one. Continue reading »
BD du jour: On The Fly
If you like absurd humour, this one is for you. Continue reading »
BD du jour: Superman
Take each bédé as it comes! Continue reading »
Qu’est-ce que c’est? Seen On The Web…
Guess what it is… then find out. Continue reading »
Vous ressemblez à…
What famous historic icons must have really looked like (and how to say it in French). Continue reading »
Reading Practice: Dicey Dancing
Collective quiver makes waves in the Arab world. Continue reading »
BD du jour: Kicking Ass
Sometimes being polite is not enough. Continue reading »
Getting Stuck
Are you caught in first gear and would like to go a little further, a little faster? Continue reading »
BD du jour, Horsemeat: Don’t Have a Cow! (Or, Rather, Have One)
French agricultural fair opens in the course of scandal. Continue reading »
