Discuss the Article : Driven Crazy By The Letter E

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The letter "e" appears twice as often as any other vowel in French, making it essential to good pronunciation. This article introduces all the rules and exceptions you'll need to master this tricky sound.

Discuss the Article : Crime Scene: A French Story

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This is not just any story. Get ready for an interactive article, with vocabulary cards and a pronunciation corner. Can you solve the mystery of the lost documents? Take a look at the clues and try your hand at it.

Discuss the Article : Accents: Let's Put Our Differences Aside

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Poh-tay-toe or poh-tah-toe, to-may-to or to-mah-to? Native speakers of English in America will argue about whether caramel is pronounced kay-ra-mel or car-a-mel and do the same for almost every other word. Okay, this might be an exaggeration, but it's true! There are so many different accents, it's really hard to say that one of them is a standard accent or is better than another. So here's my take on French accents.

Discuss the Article : French Tongue Twister With The Dreaded 'R'

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Tongue twisters are always a fun way to practice pronunciation of a language. The French letter R is a real problem for many learners, at least at first. To work on getting it right, try out this exclusive, nonsensical tongue twister.

Discuss the Article : Faire: A Transformer Verb

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Are you a fan of Hollywood's Transformers movies? What if I told you French speaking countries also have Transformers? However, instead of their cars transforming, one of their verb transforms. Sound complicated? Remember, Transformers are here to help, so let's learn how to use them.

Discuss the Article : The Domino Effect Of French Genders

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Ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and Girls. Dudes and Dudettes. Welcome to the world of gendered words. That's right, bonjour and have a seat. But first, is the seat male or female? You might say it can't be any, but the French will let you know you're sitting on a female chair. What difference does it make, you ask? All the difference. In French, gender has a domino effect on almost every single piece of a sentence.