Tag: French
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3 Words: Anisette, Compendium, Dander
Happy Saturday! Today’s three words come with un petit flourish Français. anisette: a liqueur flavored with aniseed (with a taste similar to licorice) compendium: a collection of things/information, systematically gathered dander: (in the story in which it appeared) anger or temper 1. L’anisette a l’air délicieuse. Est-ce que vous la recommandez? Bon, alors je vais […]
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3 Words: Skirl, Copain, Dais
My three words of the day are these: skirl: (n.) a shrill wailing sound; (v.) to produce a shrill wailing sound (often said of bagpipes) copain: (French) buddy/mate dais: a throne, platform, or seat of honor Trial sentences follow. Today I’m breaking the rules and busting out dialogue and French, ’cause I’m a writer and […]
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I signed up for a French class!
Good-bye, you namby-pamby, half-assed studies! Farewell, ye sporadic notes and vocab lists! Adieu, Monsieur All-I-Know-Is-Present-Tense, And-Even-Then-Only-Seven-Verbs! Hellooooooo structure, you beautiful fox, you. Thank you, thank you. Merci, if you will. So, I just signed up for my first ever French class. To most people, this is probably not the most exciting news. In fact, most […]
Julie Israel 