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French lesson number 1 – Sauf vélos
Cycling / Language aquisition

French lesson number 1 – Sauf vélos

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • Leave a comment

I believe the only way I would ever learn a language is the full immersive experience. Hence why I moved to France. Being surrounded by the language means new words crop up everywhere. In Bordeaux this sign is very commonplace… … and being a cyclist I am happy about that. ‘Sauf’ means ‘except’ and is … Continue reading →

J’ai l’esprit de l’escalier
Language aquisition

J’ai l’esprit de l’escalier

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • Leave a comment

Everybody must have been in this situation; you are having a conversation (or argument) with somebody and only once the conversation is over do you realise what you should have said. Here is an example of what I’m talking about:     This is how I feel after almost every interaction that I have in … Continue reading →

French test number 1 – Buying a bike from Leboncoin
Cycling / Language aquisition

French test number 1 – Buying a bike from Leboncoin

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Christopher GJ Cooley • 7 Comments

Once I’d found a job and a place to live the next thing I wanted to cross off my list was getting a bike. I had seen some nice simple singlespeed vélos in a shop called GoSport, but they were a bit pricey. So I looked on the French equivalent of Gumtree; a site called … Continue reading →

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