Tag Archives: french vocabulary

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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Piégés par certains verbes?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: September 24, 2009

First, let’s start with the latest news… both Krystal and Edna took their reading comprehension (only Krystal) and written expression tests earlier this week: we are now waiting for the results… speaking of results, I have not heard from Pam yet who went for her written expression test last week. Kelly… Oh Kelly! She missed [...]

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