Monthly Archives: December 2008

Les Pléonasmes… Can you Avoid them?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 23, 2008

Only two days left before Christmas… I thought you would have some time before you celebrate (or after… if you survive food and drink abuse!) to take another of my tricky tests… I browsed my quiz répertoire quite a long time today because I wanted to give you something different and interesting, not merely attached [...]

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I Wonder… Why Bother?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 21, 2008

There are times in my daily life when I really do wonder about services offered in French… If it were done the proper way, I would certainly not complain! And I am convinced that intentions behind this willingness to accomodate Francophones in Ottawa are good… There is no doubt in my mind about that! What [...]

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G, Gu, Gg, Gh ou… C???… Grrr…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: December 19, 2008

It is time again for another quiz… Today I chose to test your abilities with the sound G… In French, that sound may take various forms… g, gu, gg, gh and even c!… Weird and rather rare, but still possible!!! You will be given 3 choices and you will have to pick the correct spelling… [...]

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