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Oxford First French Words book – Giveaway

November 21, 2008

Oxford First French Words (author Neil Morris) is a beautifully illustrated word book full of wonderful bird’s eye views taken from a typical day out of a child’s life.
It is available in German and Spanish as well.
Book description taken from the website of Oxford University Press (US):
The Oxford First Words books give your child a [...]

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My husband, the French

April 18, 2008

…was not happy that the French will sing a mostly English song in the next Eurovision. It is the first time that France will sing a song in another language other than French since the Eurovision began over fifty years ago.
Read about it here on BBC NEWS.
My French husband did what would have driven [...]

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Differences in American and British English

April 10, 2008

Spelling differences between American and British English

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American culture that warms my expat heart

March 13, 2008

I am not going mad.
It is 1:30 p.m. in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
My children are watching Cartoon Network France.
Tom and Jerry to be exact.
In English.
Just like my brother and I did as little kids.
It must be some sort of conspiracy to teach little French speaking kids English.
********I love hearing the cartoon characters from [...]

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Wait a second…I am still in Switzerland, right?

March 7, 2008

I just turned on Cartoon Network for the kids.
I heard, “You jerk!”, coming from a characters mouth. Immediately, I had a sense that something wasn’t right.
It took me a couple seconds to realize it was because the cartoon was in English and not translated into French. It is the first time after living [...]

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