Daily Archives: 3 August 2011

Have just realised that ‘comment’ is almost a False Friend: from French: ‘how’ and from English: ‘a comment’ is ‘une remarque’. However, it is also translated as ‘un commentaire’ so I can’t quite get away with this one… Please note: in French … Continue reading →

Don’t be alarmed if you read the phrase ‘endormi(e) dans son couffin’ as the latter is not a coffin but a Moses’ (straw baby’s) basket.

You can’t please all of the people all of the time (although I do try…). Some people (you know who you are!) complained about my inclusion of Lists in ‘False Friends’ (others claimed to like them – thank you). The … Continue reading →