Careful with these words !

faux-amis, Frenglish

By McGovern

Beware ! The following words are used in French too, but with a different, sometimes very different, meaning: - A drawing-room is not "une salle de dessin". It is a room where gentlemen withdraw (se retirent) to smoke without disturbing the ladies. It's...

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Learn Buck/ham Pal/ce English !

English, Kate Fox, Royals

By McGovern

There used to be a habit of getting as close as possible to the King's English, nowadays it seems the Queen's English is full of surprises, as illustrated by a recent article in The Sun. Alison Maloney sure has a knack for writing fun ! Her article is...

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SEASON's GREETINGS

voeux

By McGovern

Autrement dit, bonne année à tous -- l'année du Coq, où nous passerons le cap des 3000 lecteurs. Merci à tous pour votre fidélité. Mac Govern

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A SIMPLE STORY

By McGovern

Watch how simple stories can become great moments. For this, ou will need these words : code-share (partage de code) ; to log miles (parcourir des kilomètres) ; to take off (décoller)/ to glide (planer) / to land (atterrir); orphan (orphelin) / orphanage...

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