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“Les paroles s’envolent, les écrits restent.”

Verba volant, scripta manent. It’s one of those expressions with no real equivalent in English. Spoken words vanish; written words last. I never studied Latin in school but it...


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When I was eleven my family moved from Canada to the US. For five years we lived just outside of Minneapolis, in a white-bread community called


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A year ago we celebrated New Year’s eve by wandering along the Chemin des Lanternes in Crans Montana. The ski resort is just a short drive from us and the illuminations on a winding path by the little lake are magical. I posted about it here, under th...


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There are many ways to say hello in French — bonjour being the most classic and commonly used. But in real-life, people will often say salut, especially in casual situations. There are also many words for dog: chien, obviousl...


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I learned a new word the other day: brouteur. A scammer in French.

It comes from the verb brouter, to graze, as in a sheep. Its modern-day meaning comes to us from French-speaking Africa, where internet fraudsters first ...


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