by Yolaine Bodin | 24 Jun 2016 | English Language
So, you’re learning English as a foreign language and you want to compare situations, actions, people or things that are similar. Good! Well, yes, except that you are not sure whether you should use as or like. These words are easily confused precisely...
by Yolaine Bodin | 16 Jun 2016 | French Language
The words tâche and tache are extremely similar in pronunciation ; if you’re extremely attentive, you might just about notice a longer a sound in tâche. Don’t tell the French, most don’t even notice or know! And this is precisely what explains...
by Yolaine Bodin | 8 Jun 2016 | English Language
As you wish! This is a common English expression that is very useful in a conversation when you want the other person to decide or when you leave them the choice to decide. A very frequent mistake, especially with French learners of English as a foreign...
by Yolaine Bodin | 2 Jun 2016 | French Language
Sens dessus dessous is a French set phrase that you can use when you want to say that something or someone is upside down, upset or in a great state of confusion. It is commonly used both in a literal and figurative sense: Nous sommes rentrés dans la pièce :...
