Tag Archives: english-french

La chasse aux anglicismes!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: January 26, 2010
Once again, I was too busy to write a line on my blog… January brought a flood of new requests for training! It seems there are no more breaks in the PSC SLE testing… in other words, it is the peak season all year around! And now, I have more and more requests for preparing [...]
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Les Faux-amis… souvent des imbroglios!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 6, 2009
So far, this week has been quiet… I mean… no bad news and no panic!… Yet I do know it will not last very long… Denise went for her oral interaction test yesterday morning and she wrote that it went well… Now, I am waiting for both Melody and Denise’s results… I doubt I will [...]
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Les Anglicismes: une source d’irritation constante…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: September 30, 2009
This morning, I had to go out to renew my vehicle license… I had to literally push myself through the door… I knew it was really cold outside, yet I did not think of taking gloves with me… and trust me, it was bitter cold… I can imagine how it will be in a couple [...]
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