After six years of learning French simply for the purpose of this exam, I’m at a bit of a loss now that it’s over. The written paper this morning was, in one word, ‘lovely’. Topics featured include global warming, sports, the importance (or subjective unimportance) of literature as a subject in schools, the internet and …
There are various things in this world which I simply do not like. Things that grate on me, things I detest. Milk, for example. It just doesn’t taste right. There’s also the colour orange. It makes me feel aggressive. Could I forget people who spell the word “College” as “Collage”? Please, they don’t deserve free …
The resounding disaster that was my French Oral. Read More »
A few months ago, I signed up to www.dictionary.com to get their “word of the day” and, let me assure you of this, I haven’t looked back since. In recent weeks and months, I’ve learned what “consternation”, “virtuoso” and “wanton” mean, but I can safely say nothing shall ever trump today’s word of the day: …