Sunday, April 24, 2011

The intricacies of the French language

With the holiday time approaching, one thing is sure; the French have a different idea of travel to the rest of us. It’s deeply engrained in their culture and of course in the language. Here are a few examples to show you what I mean. Let’s start with the verb CONDUIRE to drive. In French conduire is used to describe how you drive the vehicle…but never where you’re driving to, you can’t use cond…

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