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Santa’s Naughty Partner: Come Meet Père Fouettard! Posted by Josh Dougherty on Dec 22, 2016
He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake! There are only 3 days left until Christmas, so that means there are only 72 hours to right your wrongs from the past year to make sure you end up on Santa’s…
Jingling Your Bells in French Posted by Josh Dougherty on Dec 8, 2016
It’s December, and before you know it, Santa Claus will be flying son char à travers les cieux (his sleigh across the skies). The tree is up, and the stockings are hung by the chimney with glee, and outside the snow…well, it’s currently raining where I live, but it doesn’t snow here, anyway. I love…
Warm Your Soul with This Mulled Wine Recipe! Posted by Josh Dougherty on Dec 1, 2016
December is here, and along with the cold comes my favorite season. I don’t mean winter – snow is beautiful and all, but I don’t much care to be in it. I’m referring to the holiday season. It’s all about traditions, family time, cookies, ugly sweaters, and if you’re my mother, a different theme for…
Happy Movember! Facial Hair Styles in French Posted by Josh Dougherty on Nov 24, 2016
November is coming to an end, and that means on December 1st, millions of men will be shaving their faces. Throughout the month of November, the Movember Foundation Charity encourages men all over the world to let their moustaches grow out to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues such as suicide, depression, prostate…
RIP Leonard Cohen. Listen to a Song He Recorded in French! Posted by Josh Dougherty on Nov 17, 2016
We’ve lost a lot of wonderful singers this year. We’ve said goodbye to Natalie Cole, Otis Clay, Signe Anderson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Prince, and David Bowie, among others. Earlier this month, the legendary Leonard Cohen passed away at the age of 82 in his home in Los Angeles. Cohen was a soft rock singer known…
Potayto, Potahto – French Expressions with the Word Potato Posted by Josh Dougherty on Nov 4, 2016
November is a big awareness month. You’re going to see guys growing their facial hair out till the 30th for No-Shave November. You’re going to read posts about Alzheimer’s Disease Month. There will be tweets about American Diabetes Month. November is also Healthy Skin Month, Epilepsy Awareness Month, and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. But wait…
L’on vs. On – What’s the Difference? Posted by Josh Dougherty on Oct 20, 2016
Bon or bien? An or année? C’est or il est? Tu or vous? As a student of French, you often encounter tricky pairs that don’t have an exact equivalent in your language. They require additional studying with plenty of examples for them to finally click, but eventually they become second nature. We’ve discussed many of…