Sup? I know fireworks are traditional, but I’m fire-worked out and although the year has changed the weather in the West Country hasn’t. I’m not whinging about my morning walk with SWP because the Queen of my heart (from now on QofMyH) … Continue reading
You have to hand it to the French. They have some brilliant expressions. I’ve just come across ‘entre chien et loup’, a phrase which describes the time of day which in English we call ‘twilight’. Twilight is the time of day, early … Continue reading
Sup? Well one of my goals was to improve my (rubbish) French and reach a B1 level by the end of the year. The year hasn’t started particularly encouragingly, mainly because I’ve been very busy with work and you know stuff. But, … Continue reading
Sup? The ‘elephant in the room’ is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. With languages, this is comprehension, and this blog post says it better than I could, but the … Continue reading
I know it is slightly early, but New Years Day is not normally a good day for resolutions (or thinking about such), due to it being the morning after the night b4 and all. Last year, I was trying to improve my … Continue reading