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01/16/12--04:00: French mistake: "Tu peux s'asseoir" (chan 2592779)

What's wrong with saying "tu peux s'asseoir"? Learn about this French mistake and the correct way to say "you can sit down."

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01/17/12--01:00: Mot du jour: jaillir (chan 2592779)

Learn a French word today: jaillir.

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Mot du jour: jaillir originally appeared on About.com French Language on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 09:00:00.

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01/17/12--04:00: French prepositions: Depuis, pendant, pour (chan 2592779)

The French prepositions depuis, pendant, and--far less commonly--pour each express the duration of an event in French a little differently, with the result that many English speakers mix up depuis and pendant and overuse pour. This lesson explains the different meanings and uses for each preposition.

More: French prepositions | Confusing French pairs


01/18/12--01:00: Mot du jour: charnière (chan 2592779)

Learn a French word a day: charnière.

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Mot du jour: charnière originally appeared on About.com French Language on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 09:00:00.

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01/18/12--04:00: Carte blanche vs Bête noire: French expressions in English (chan 2592779)

You might think you speak little or no French, but I bet you know more than you think. Find out with this Franco-Anglo challenge: see whether you know how to use any of these French expressions in English.
Help: French terms in English defined
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01/18/12--10:00: French vocabulary: Expressions with faire (chan 2592779)

The French verb faire literally means "to do" or "to make" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to build castles in the air, turn a deaf ear, act like a child, and much more with this list of expressions with faire.
More: French expressions | French verbs


01/19/12--01:00: Mot du jour: azimut (chan 2592779)

Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is azimut.

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Mot du jour: azimut originally appeared on About.com French Language on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 09:00:53.

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01/19/12--04:00: French verb of the week: nettoyer (chan 2592779)

Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb nettoyer.
French verb conjugator

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01/19/12--07:00: French grammar: Informal negation - pas de ne (chan 2592779)

If you've ever watched French movies or television, or chatted with native speakers, you have almost certainly heard pas (or another negative adverb) without ne, as this is a typical characteristic of informal and familiar French. Although it is nearly always written, ne is often dropped in spoken French.
More: Informal French | French negation


01/20/12--01:00: French expression: ... et j'en passe ! (chan 2592779)

What does the idiomatic French expression et j'en passe mean? Click to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.

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French expression: ... et j'en passe ! originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 09:00:50.

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01/20/12--10:00: Mot du jour: fleuve (chan 2592779)

Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is fleuve.

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Mot du jour: fleuve originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 18:00:11.

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01/21/12--06:00: French tip: How to type accents (chan 2592779)

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You don't need to buy a French keyboard or any software to type French accents. There are several different ways to type them on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers, and it's just as important to use accents as it is to spell correctly. Learn how to type accents.

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01/23/12--01:00: Mot du jour: ligoter (chan 2592779)

Learn a new French word today: ligoter

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Mot du jour: ligoter originally appeared on About.com French Language on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 09:00:29.

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01/23/12--04:00: French expression: Tu ne manques pas d'air (chan 2592779)

What does the idiomatic French expression Tu ne manques pas d'air mean? Click to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.

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French expression: Tu ne manques pas d'air originally appeared on About.com French Language on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 12:00:25.

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01/23/12--22:00: Le Huffington Post (chan 2592779)

If you're looking for something new to read, check out Le Huffington Post. This brand-new website is an "international collaboration bringing together Le Monde, Les Nouvelles Éditions Indépendantes, and the Huffington Post Media Group's signature mix of news, blogging, community, and social engagement," with the mission of "taking the sort of discussions traditionally heard at water coolers and around dinner tables and helping to bring them online."

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01/24/12--01:00: Mot du jour: muter (chan 2592779)

Learn a new French word today: muter.

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Mot du jour: muter originally appeared on About.com French Language on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 09:00:22.

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01/24/12--04:00: French phrases: Expressions with matin and matinée (chan 2592779)

The French words matin and matinée both mean "morning" and are also used in many expressions. Learn how to say dawn, repeatedly, sleep late, and more with this list of expressions with matin and matinée.
More: French expressions | Most common French phrases

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01/25/12--01:00: Mot du jour: bloc (chan 2592779)

Increase your French vocabulary, one day at a time. Le mot d'aujourd'hui est bloc.

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Mot du jour: bloc originally appeared on About.com French Language on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 09:00:57.

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01/25/12--04:00: French quiz: Directions (chan 2592779)

Do you know where you're going and how to get there? Test yourself on directions in French with this little quiz or take a look at the lesson to review.

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French quiz: Directions originally appeared on About.com French Language on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 12:00:00.

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01/25/12--07:00: Perfecting French verbs: Imperfect (chan 2592779)

The French imperfect (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense which indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imparfait is very often translated into English as "was" or "was ___-ing."
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01/26/12--01:00: Mot du jour: doublé (chan 2592779)

Learn a new French word every weekday! Today's word is doublé.

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Mot du jour: doublé originally appeared on About.com French Language on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 09:00:57.

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01/26/12--04:00: French verb of the week: partir (chan 2592779)

Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs, and links to related lessons for the French verb partir.
French verb conjugator

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01/26/12--07:00: French grammar: Relative pronouns (chan 2592779)

Like its English counterpart, a French relative pronoun - qui, que, lequel, dont, où - links a dependent or relative clause to a main clause. There are no one-to-one equivalents for these words; depending on context, the English translation may be who, whom, that, which, whose, where, or when. Learn all about French relative pronouns in this detailed lesson.
More: French pronouns | Grammar lessons


01/27/12--01:00: French expression: Ça ne fait rien (chan 2592779)

What does the idiomatic French expression ça ne fait rien mean? Click to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.

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French expression: Ça ne fait rien originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 09:00:27.

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01/27/12--07:00: Franglais Friday: un sweat (chan 2592779)

Though I risk the wrath of l'Académie française, Friday's mot du jour is not French - it's an anglicism: sweat.

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Franglais Friday: un sweat originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 15:00:57.

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