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In This Issue
- Connectives
- Weather
- Plus de peur que de mal
- French Essentials for Dummies, 2nd ed.
- Imperfect Quiz
- détraqué - Mot du jour
- Holidays and Events
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Connectives are links: they combine words, phrases, or sentences. Connectives do not constitute a single part of speech, but rather a category of terms including all conjunctions and prepositions as well as certain types of adverbs and pronouns used in this way.
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Understanding French weather terms is useful for deciding what to wear, planning what to do, and, of course, making small talk.
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This lesson on the French expression plus de peur que de mal won't hurt a bit.
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My 9th book covers essential French grammar. There's no pronunciation, very little vocabulary, and no exercises. It's a reference book that you can dip into to get an overview of or a reminder about verb conjugations, adverbial pronouns, or whatever other intermediate-ish grammar you need to learn or brush up on.
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Test yourself on the French imperfect with this fill-in-the-blanks holiday exercise:
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détraqué
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Features related to upcoming holidays and events in the French-speaking world.
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Plus some celebratory expressions:
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Lawless French Tips and Tools
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