Monthly Archives: September 2008

Those Ill-treated Prepositions… A Real Headache!

I thought I would give you something to do during the weekend: a short test on French prepositions! It is a fun exercise for you to assess your knowledge and learn more about the proper use of those words. Actually the use of prepositions in French is often tricky! It is important to pay close [...]

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Miroir! Miroir!… Dis-moi qui je suis…

I have been told by parents that sometimes, when they look at their children’s behaviour or listen to the way they speak, they feel like looking at themselves in a mirror… which apparently is not always a good feeling, especially when their offspring displays traits they do not think are particularly attractive. Often we tend [...]

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Do you believe in Ghosts?…

Well… I did not until… this afternoon! Last night I had published an interesting post (I think so! )… then this afternoon, when I logged in, I saw that it had turned into a draft… I did not ask myself too many questions: I only published it again… But, when I checked it later tonight, [...]

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