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Tag: French

  • About Risks, in French

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    Qui ne risque rien n’a rien. – French proverb Literally, “who risks nothing, gains nothing”. I got this proverb out of a really terrible novel about a girl who ‘finds herself’ in Paris (so terribly I don’t even remember the title), but I liked the proverb enough to paint it on a t-shirt. It’s true…

  • How to Learn Languages

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    Why do we do it wrong? Knowing another language is a “good thing.” People love to emphasize this to the kids complaining about having to learn French/Spanish/whatever in school. Languages have frustrated and confused travellers and students ever since the Tower of Babel, and being able to communicate with other is always a useful skill.…