by Yolaine Bodin | 2 Jun 2016 | French Language
Sens dessus dessous is a French set phrase that you can use when you want to say that something or someone is upside down, upset or in a great state of confusion. It is commonly used both in a literal and figurative sense: Nous sommes rentrés dans la pièce :...
by Yolaine Bodin | 25 May 2016 | English Language
Learning a foreign language is fun! Yes, of course, but it’s not because it’s fun that it’s funny. Not sure you agree with this? Well, let’s have a closer look at what these two words mean and what the difference is. Funny is an...
by Yolaine Bodin | 18 May 2016 | Quotes
This quote is often attributed to the Spanish poet and 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature Juan Rámon Jiménez. Since I like to make sure my sources are accurate and reliable, I decided to find the piece of work it is taken from but, even though I carried out my...
by Yolaine Bodin | 12 May 2016 | English Language
As a learner of English as a foreign language, it is not always easy to choose between the three verbs see, watch and look (at). It is usually well understood that there is a difference but it is not that easy to be sure which word should be used. These verbs...
by Yolaine Bodin | 5 May 2016 | French Language
Here is a question I am often asked in my French classes when we work on French spelling: “Do you spell balade / ballade with one or two Ls?” The answer will always begin with “It depends…” Right, but what does it depend on? Well,...
