The signs of adolescence are clear to most of us. We all went through it. The strong opinions. The annoyance with our parents. The insistence that we knew how the world works and didn’t need any help. For any parent this is a trying time because that little girl or boy no longer seems to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: ESL
Learning About The Nuances Of The French Language
The authors of The Story of French, Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow, cite that nearly half of the commonly used words in English have come to us via French, indicating that the influence of the French language is indeed far-reaching. But where does everyday French come from? While its widely acknowledged that the “linguistic purity”… Read more »