by Yolaine Bodin | 21 Apr 2018 | French Language
One of the difficulties we all encounter when learning vocabulary in a new language is when there are two words in the language you are studying for one word in your own language. It is the case with the words neuf and nouveau which both translate the English...
by Yolaine Bodin | 14 Apr 2018 | English Language
If you are learning English, you may find that it is difficult to choose between say and tell. Indeed, for many learners of English, these two verbs are easily confused, especially because they have similar meanings. Both verbs say and tell mean “to...
by Yolaine Bodin | 7 Apr 2018 | English-French Vocabulary
If you are starting to learn a language, English or French, maybe you have already learnt the 7 days of the week and the 4 seasons. You also need to know the 12 months of the year. Good to know: in English you need to capitalize the names of the months, but not...
by Yolaine Bodin | 23 Mar 2018 | English Language
Have you ever suddenly stopped in the middle of a sentence not knowing whether to use during or for? Be sure you are not the only one! Everyone who learns English knows this situation and has had the same doubts. The chances are that the confusion stems...
by Yolaine Bodin | 10 Mar 2018 | Quotes
Anthony Burgess was an English writer. He became famous when his novel A Clockwork Orange was adapted into a film. He was also a composer, a linguist and a translator. “Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a...
