Category Archives: french
1. french for hedging your bets
My first post in this new series is an easy one. Somebody, a few months ago, got here with the search query: french for hedging your bets. Now I’m not going to pretend that I can speak French (though I … Continue reading
Posted in diacritics, french, translation
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MOGADISHU
I raise gamma, does that tickle you? My Greek eyes (there are all varieties, usually broken into categories without countries: Arab, Persian. But also, Indian (which one?) My theta, my schwa and my schwag. There is hyperthetical stuff. OMG, Epsilon … Continue reading
Posted in alphabet, french, language(s), naming, oz politics, poetry
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unpacking
I was watching the Four Corners from the other week where a Kiwi journo revisited the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. The whole thing was difficult to believe. You remember what exactly happened to France, why everybody started to learn … Continue reading
Posted in bureaucracy, french, prose/
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