by Yolaine Bodin | 26 Oct 2016 | Translation-wise
Sentence constructions such as to be said to, to be believed to or to be reported to, followed by a verb, are quite common in English. This passive form conveys the idea that someone says or thinks (or has said or thought) something. The phrasing is often used...
by Yolaine Bodin | 15 Oct 2016 | French Language
The doctor’s, the baker’s, the greengrocer’s, the hairdresser’s, the garage, the pharmacy… We all go there. But do you know which preposition to use in French when you need to say that you’re going to the doctor’s?...
by Yolaine Bodin | 5 Oct 2016 | English Language
What is your favourite sport? Tennis, sailing, karate? Do you know which verb you should use with it? Not sure? Fear not, the answer lies on this very page! There are 3 verbs in English that you can use to say what sport you do: play, go and do You already know...
by Yolaine Bodin | 29 Sep 2016 | French Language
If you have already stumbled over the spelling of demi and wondered if you should sometimes add a final e to get demie or not, be assured you are not the only one, especially since it is a question even many French natives don’t always have the answer to....
by Yolaine Bodin | 22 Sep 2016 | French Language
You want to say 2nd in French and you have learnt that you can say either second or deuxième. It is the only ordinal number where you have the choice between two words in French. Of course, both mean the same and yet, there is a difference. Fortunately, it is...
