A line from a show. A word from a song. It seems like one thing until it's not. Sometimes the answer is funny, sometimes it has a story, and sometimes it opens the door into something bigger.
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What Does This Mean? | Language & Culture Essays | The Long Tail
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What Does Un Gros Mot Mean?
His post mentioned humor and authenticity. I looked at the phrase and at first thought, “You say a big word you give one euro.”
What Does Wesh Mean?
This week I saw a post from PSG (Paris Saint-Germain, the football (soccer here) club) with Nike on Instagram.
A Motif Worth Repeating
Before hearing soprano Fatma Said sing Ravel’s Shéhérazade in Cleveland, I studied the French lyrics myself, a night two unfamiliar languages, French and music, converged.
Does French Know Ball?
Do you really know ball? Or French? From a Texas football Saturday to glottophobia laws, an essay on knowing, belonging, and the games we’re all playing.
Une Petite Laitue, A Little Big Scat
When Roy first came to France, he didn’t speak any French, but was forced to learn after moving into a neighborhood where nobody spoke English.
The Long Tail | Music | Elisa Erka · Soleil vrille
A French song that stuck in my queue, ‘Soleil vrille’ by Elisa Erka. Lyrics, an English translation, and the vocabulary (vriller, chuchoter, ivresse) that was new to me.
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