The Language Nook – Le coin langues
English usage: to have something done
To have something done or to get something done is a sentence structure that is very useful and yet I noticed...
Real everyday French: colloquial words to talk about people
You don't need to have been learning French for a long time to know the main words to talk about people. You've...
altogether or all together?
Altogether does not mean all together and all together does not mean altogether! You can hardly hear the...
Spelling “leur” or “leurs”
How do you know if you should spell leur without an s or leurs with an s? Here is a question I am often...
Subject position
When translating, it is important to remember that the subject position is often not the same in English and...
Talking about obligations: Must & Have to
In English, you can use must or have to talk about obligations, to express a strong need or a necessity. Must...
Happy New Year and how to say 2018
I hope you had a fantastic New Year's Eve and I wish you all a very happy New Year! May 2018 bring you health,...
“A language is not just words…” Noam Chomsky
“We still live here - âs nutayuneân” is a 2010 film that tells the amazing story of the return of a language:...
Understanding and using the French phrase “pourvu que”
Pourvu que is a phrase that is commonly used in French. Warning: there is the adjective “pourvu” in...