Quote about learning another language by Flora Lewis

  This is a quote by Flora Lewis:   “Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.”   Flora Lewis was an American journalist who specialised in international affairs....

Compréhensif or compréhensible?

  Compréhensif and compréhensible are often mixed up because they look and sound similar. However, they do not mean the same, so if you use one for the other when you speak French, you will be misunderstood. Let’s see how they differ.   Compréhensif...

Remember & Forget doing or to do?

  Remember to do, remember doing, forget to do, forget doing: remember and forget are English verbs that can be followed both by a verb ending in -ing (a gerund) or by the infinitive form of the verb.    However, there is a difference in meaning and that...

10 Examples of False Friends

  False friends are words that look and/or sound similar in English and French but that have significantly different meanings. They can be misleading so it is a good idea to be aware of them. However, the list of false friends in English and French is very long...

Shadow or Shade?

  Because there is only one word for both shadow and shade in many languages, you may be wondering when you should use one or the other word in English. Indeed, in Spanish,Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Dutch, Greek and other languages use one same...

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