by Yolaine Bodin | 19 Aug 2023 | English Language
Especially and specially sound similar and can easily be misused. They can be close in meaning but can also have distinctive meanings, so it is important to learn how to use them correctly. Both especially and specially can be used to mean particularly, in...
by Yolaine Bodin | 24 Jun 2023 | French Language
The question with the French verbs paraître, apparaître and disparaître is: what auxiliary verb should be used in compound tenses: être or avoir? These 3 verbs are a bit special because they can be conjugated with both être and avoir. However, there is a difference in...
by Yolaine Bodin | 16 May 2023 | French Language
In French, there are several possible prepositions you can use before a duration or length of time. Two common ones are dans et en. The meaning changes depending on whether you use dans or en before a duration. It is easy to get it wrong if French is not your native...
by Yolaine Bodin | 30 Dec 2022 | English-French Vocabulary
Happy New Year! Bonne année ! I wish you all a very Happy New Year! May 2023 make your dearest dreams come true! Every year, as we celebrate the New Year, these are the first words we use to send our wishes to people around us: Happy New Year in English, and...
by Yolaine Bodin | 22 Jul 2022 | English Language
Everybody has and uses a phone these days. Have you ever wondered whether you should say on the phone or over the phone? If so, you are certainly not the only one. I have been asked this question many times in my English conversation classes. Actually, the answer is...
