Articles tagged with french
Fun With French: Poutine
Living in Montreal will spoil a person. On just about every street corner in the city you can find a little hole in the wall deli. And in those delis, you will find two things: smoked meat and poutine. These two unique foods are unlike anything you can get
A Multilingual World
I may live and work in a world-famous #University city, but the primary #language is still English. My workplace has a rule that only #English should be used in the public places on campus, even if two people of the same nationality are working t
Barbaric terrorist attack in Paris.
The Paris office which is the headquarters of #French #satirical magazine #Charlie #Hebdo located in central #Paris was today attacked by #masked #gunmen who were armed with #Kalashnikovs and a #rocket-launcher. At least 12 people were killed an
French Kissing - In French
In English we often call a very passionate kiss that involves the tongue, a French kiss. But like French fries and French toast, this isn't an expression that translates literally into French. So what is the idiom used in the French language? There are se
Fun With French: From Cabbages to Owls
My oldest daughter MamaOzzy is learning French using an app called DuoLingo. When she's practising, she often asks me to verify her pronunciation. I've started to speak to her more in French throughout the day, and of course to praise her on her learning.
Fun with Words: Blonde Coffee vs Blond Brownies
Blonde coffee. Blonde beer. Blond brownies. Why the difference? A little over a year ago, a writing friend started a Facebook conversation about usage of the words blond and blonde. (Yes, my writing friends are cool that way. We tend to get whole bunches
Fun With French: 'Fermez la Bouche!'
“Fermez la bouche!” It's an expression that's been heard by just about every high school student who ever took that one mandatory French credit. You know, the class led by a teacher who was only about three lessons ahead of the students? And
Fun With Words: 'Brochette'
Have you ever eaten a brochette? You probably have, even though you may never have heard the word. You may have called it a skewer, or possibly a kebab. But let me tell you about the word we used in Quebec, because it has an interesting story behind it. W
