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Hogtied in the Hexagon? comprehend France part 1 of 3
Hogtied in the Hexagon? comprehend France Part 1 Our choice of 15 Books to help you better comprehend France. First of all what is « hogtied« ? To hogtie is an Americanism that goes back to about 1890...
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How do you translate… ?
Newcomers, stay with us here: you might need this some day. Old-timers, has something like the following happened to you? You’ve moved to France and after several weeks, your nice bakery-lady realizes...
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Are these things really French?
True or False? 20 things called French that may or may not be. Are they really French? The following items are called French. But are they really French origin? We did a bit of research on the origins...
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Christmas Poem
A Christmas poem? How about two ! To wish our readers a “Merry Christmas to all et Bonne Année à tous!” One is two centuries old and the second a contemporary piece that shares the same rhythm. The...
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Learn French Fast: Why Immersion Outpaces the Classroom
Learn French Fast: Why French Immersion Outpaces the Classroom by Georgiana MAES ONESIM, FITH Many learners of la langue de Molière face the same dilemma: how can I learn French fast? While traditional...
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Why is it called? Part 2: French place names
Why is it called… Part 2: French place names or toponyms Have you ever asked yourself why something is called by a particular name? Place names are also called toponyms. We’ve learned Paris was named...
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Les Livres français au English Book Room!
Comme Bill & Rosa’s English Book Room est en France nous mettons en avant de temps en temps des livres qui nous plaisent en français. Et comme le français est en apprentissage continuel parmi nos...
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How I learned the meaning of a French word: Bonheur
To start the year off write, FUSAC reader Shannon Grochowski celebrates BONHEUR! How I learned the meaning of a French word: Bonheur, a guest post by Shannon Grochowski A jar of lavender sits on my...
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Speak Easy: Siamese Twin Words
Speak Easy: Siamese Twin Words All the English words in this Speak Easy puzzle are «Siamese Twin Words» or «Irreversible Binomials», in other words a pair or grouping of words used together and joined...
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Myths and Misconceptions about the French
Myths and Misconceptions about the French (and France) and Where (at least) Some of Them Come From Paris! France! Ooh-là-là! The most visited country in the world must have done something right to...
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French postage stamps including the baguette
French Postage Stamps are a view of the history of the country, they also tell you what is going on currently as various events are commemorated. In 2024 obviously there are several sets of Olympic and...
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Two spelling traditions: the Spelling Bee versus La Dictée It is quite ironic that the most often misspelled word in English is: « misspell »! Spelling is important in English and part of learning it....
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Christmas Poem
A Christmas poem, how about two ! To wish our readers a “Merry Christmas to all et Bonne Année à tous!” One is two centuries old and the second a contemporary piece that shares the same rhythm. The...
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Gigantic numbers – just try to count that high!
1000 billion or one trillion? It’s the same thing, but it depends who you ask. In any case they are gigantic numbers. While reading an article recently in the French press where the budgets are flying...
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Valentine’s Day – When Cupid’s bow is fired…
Valentine’s Day – When Cupid’s bow is fired… As far back as the early fourth century B.C., the Romans had celebrated an annual rite of passage for young men in honor of the god Lupercus. The names of...
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Au Gui l’An Neuf ou Bonne et heureuse année à vous
Au Gui l’An Neuf is another way, a bit old fashioned, to say Bonne et heureuse année à vous. La saison voulant que le gui abonde, on en cueillit dès le Moyen Âge pour l’offrir avec ce souhait : « Au...
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The Night before Christmas bilingual
The Night before Christmas bilingual version La Nuit avant Noel, verison bilingue To wish our readers a “Merry Christmas to all et Bonne Année à tous!” here is the famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore...
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Why is it called? Part 4: Clothing Etymology
Why is it called…? Part 4: Clothing Etymology Have you ever asked yourself why something is called by a particular name? Why are bérets called that? How do clothes get named? There is often a story....
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Learn French! Bear! Espèces d’ours!
Bear! Espèces d’ours! After being charged by an adult male grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park and shouting « Bear! » for real John and Lisa (read the Yellowstone press release here and listen to...
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The rooster as symbol of France
Cocorico! says the rooster as symbol of France «Cocorico», the French onomatopoeia for the rooster crowing sound (cock-a-doodle-doo), is also used to express national pride but often with a touch of...
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