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Myriam
French
Sep 17, 2016
Et moi c'était une très bonne façon de commencer mon après-midi ! ;-) Merci pour cette excellente heure !
Myriam
French
Sep 2, 2016
Et comme toujours, je te remercie aussi ! Je passe toujours une très bonne heure en ta compagnie ! J'espère te revoir très vite ! Mais fais comme tu peux en fonction de ton emploi du temps. Très bonne rentrée universitaire en tout cas ! :-)
Laetitia
French
Sep 1, 2016
Super Elizabeth, comme toujours ;-) Garde ta motivation et ton sourire car c'est toujours un plaisir de travailler avec toi! Bon déménagement et bonne rentrée à l'université! Un grand merci à toi et à bientôt!
Myriam
French
Aug 31, 2016
Merci à toi aussi pour cette très bonne heure et pour toutes les informations que tu m'as données sur comment fonctionne un campus universitaire aux Etats-Unis ! A très bientôt ! :-)
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  • Commented

    I completely agree that there is no magical secret for learning a language. People have been learning other languages for many, many years, using a variety of different methods. There is no one method that is going to get you from not knowing anything to being able to speak fluently in a week. It is frustrating to see people spending money on these products that offer crazy promises. Then again, perhaps the consumer should pause and think about the claims offered by the person selling the product. 

    Of course I'm not saying that polyglots are bad- just that people should be aware of the "internet polyglots" that always talk about speaking just so many languages in order to sell their product. 

    As someone above mentioned, being at an introductory level of several languages doesn't really mean much. It's not too hard to learn basic words in many languages. Mastering a language is what is difficult. I don't think it is fair to say that you speak 12 languages if you can barely hold a conversation in 7 of them. Props to everyone who is learning a language (it's hard work!), but being deceptive isn't something to be proud of. 

    I guess in general, never trust schemes online that offer ridiculous claims! Does "lose 10 pounds in 5 days with this pill" sound reasonable? Well, neither does "Become fluent in __________ in one month"

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    September 5, 2016
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    @Jean Saulnier 

    Merci pour votre réponse! C'est comme en anglais, je crois! Il y a des mots qu'on voit dans les dictionnaires, mais c'est rare de les prononcer d'une manière parfaitement claire. 

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    Merci beaucoup, Jeanne! Ce que vous avez dit est vraiment clair et utile et m'aide beaucoup. Parler comme des locuteurs natifs, c'est difficle. Merci pour votre aide  :)
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    August 1, 2016
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    Family

    Dear Family,

    Your profile interests me, and I could imagine becoming an au pair at your home. 

    Regards ,

    [nom]



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    July 31, 2016
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    Merci! Oui, c'est clair!
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    July 31, 2016
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    Beauty of language learning

    Recently, I've met a lot of international friends. Some of them speak better English than I do, some of them don't. However, regardless our English ability, we try our best to express ourselves in English. Especially when I talk to those who struggle to convey ideas in English, I see the beauty of language learning. The learning process is torturing. Yet, we are all trying so hard to speak English fluently. Why? Simply because of the primitive desire to connect with others.

    I've found this alluringly beautiful. This is also my motivation to continue learning - to connect with others.

    tried--->try because you are mostly speaking in the present tense here 

    fluent English----> English fluently (either is okay, though the corrected version sounds more natural)

    This is written very well, and I agree with what you have written :)

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    July 25, 2016
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    Sounding More Native in French! Hello, everyone! I have been working hard lately learning French, and I often wonder what the differences might be between the phrases you learn in books and the ones people use in real life. I was thinking of English as an example. When ordering food, most people say something like "Can I have/get a ..." or "I'd like a ...". I have seen phrases like "May I please have a..." listed in books for English learners. While this is not necessarily wrong, it is just not too common in real life, unless you're being exceptionally polite. Can you think of any phrases in French that you perhaps initially learned one way then changed to sound more native-like? I'm particularly interested in words not pronunciation (a whole different issue in of itself!). I know this is quite general, but I would love to hear what both native speakers and learners might have to say about this topic. Thanks! 
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    I would agree that "the weather is a bit windy" is a little odd. Usually people ask the question "What's the weather like?", and the response is something along the lines of "It's windy/cold/chilly/humid". However, it's worth noting that some people might not find your original sentence odd. I just believe that "the weather is a bit windy" is what would be heard more often.
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    July 9, 2016
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    I would say the best response would be "I forget what it means". For example, if someone asks you, "Do you know what paradigm means?", you could reply with "I forget what it means". However, generally, using forget implies that you once knew but don't know now. If you never knew you could say, "I don't know what it means". Hopefully that makes sense!
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    July 3, 2016
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    Merci pour votre aide, Audrey! 
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    July 2, 2016
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