Category Archives: French Language

My favorite impossible French words

Hi, or rather Bonjour. I’ve been living in France for more than 25 years now. Living and working every day with French speaking people. My sons are both French, the youngest is 14 and the oldest has just turned 18 … Continue reading

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An Introduction to France – A Road Trip to Remember.

My partner, although well traveled elsewhere, had never been to France other than a few towns in the Nord Pas de Calais on daytrips. I love France. Time to introduce him then to some of the delights it has to … Continue reading

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Maintain your Brain

Why bother to learn another language, especially once we’re older? It is not for everyone, I know, and, as a person who is fascinated by linguistic intricacies, I admit that I am more of a zealot than most. However, let … Continue reading

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Dreaming of France

Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a fascination with France and all things French. This certainly wasn’t a result of my initial experience of the language which was badly taught in a rural country school by … Continue reading

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