Bad name for blogging?

Let’s face it. The ‘Blogosphere’ (irritating phrase, but handy) has the reputation for consisting of nothing but inconsequential drivel. It’s a common view, like it or not, but why?
Well, put it this way. I just did a Google blog search for learning French, because I’m about to start doing it. A third of the links [...]

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Alan Furst and the Likely Lads

There used to be a sit-com made in England called The Likely Lads, about two guys who had a bit of difficulty leaving their past behind them and growing up. In one classic episode, they have a bet with someone. They have to get through a whole day without hearing the result of the England [...]

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France: Why It’s Cool (Part II)

Food customs. Number one – Le canarde.
 The act of dunking a sugar lump, preferably a large, oblong one, in a cup of coffee is known as “faire un canard” where “canard”, as you know, normally means “duck”. It is quite common, where several people are gathered around cups of coffee, for a person, who hasn’t [...]

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France: Reasons it is cool (Part I)

An odd mood has come over me lately. My mind has been flirting over and over with the idea of moving to France and learning French. I don’t know where it’s come from. I’ve never been there, never had much thought about it until this year.
So, in an attempt to see why it’s so attractive, [...]

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