Monthly Archives: January 2009

There is a “Real” Need out there!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 30, 2009

About one month ago, I started pondering upon creative ways to provide FSL training without having to waste time on the road… Both winter and the public transit strike were getting into me! I never was a patient driver in the first place and being stuck in the traffic, feeling like a prisoner in my own [...]

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Job Titles in French: Feminine or Masculine?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 28, 2009

It is the middle of the week and it is time for a new quiz. Feminism changed a few things in the 70s and French was not spared. Before, most job titles were masculine and no one would have even tried to turn them into feminine. Well… other times, other usages… I have to say [...]

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Busier than a Bee!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 26, 2009

Time flies these days!… I really do not have time to complain about winter, traffic or OC Transpo… which actually is a good thing! If you want to forget about annoying stuff, just keep busy with something interesting… it is the best medicine I know! Yesterday I had planned to go out and do my [...]

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