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My French is good — so why do I not understand when the French speak to one another?
There are a lot of differences between how the French talk to a non-native speaker compared to among themselves
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Guess the French phrase behind this photo clue...
Can you work out which idiomatic expression is depicted below?
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French paperwork is at times worthy of a Kafka novel
Reader is struggling to update address on residency card
Grape way to learn French
I once had the humiliating experience of working alongside a professional grape picker. By lunchtime he had covered stacks more rows than me.
It is a great bonding exercise and a great polisher-up of rusty French.
The next step is to join the fête committee, where your muscles will always be welcome.
In the meetings, you will quickly pick up whole sets of expressions, which will progressively join themselves up into complete sentences et voilà! Tu commences à posséder la langue!
Norman Boyd Hunt, by email
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