Allez les Bleus !

Tomorrow, the whole world (almost) will be watching France face Italy in the 2006 World Cup Finals. Isn’t it funny how American kids grow up playing soccer, the roads are filled with soccer Moms, yet the US is virtually the only country that doesn’t care about the World Cup – the ultimate soccer match and one of the world’s greatest sporting events? I don’t watch or play any sports, yet every four years I find myself watching the last few World Cup matches. It’s actually fun to watch, as opposed to sports like football and baseball, which have so many time-outs and commercials that you’re stuck in front of the TV for 3 or 4 hours.

By the way, “les Bleus” refers to the French soccer team: French soccer vocabulary.

It’s Official: Google is a verb

The verb “to google,” meaning “to look up on Google,” is now in both the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary. I can’t wait to see if French comes up with an equivalent authorized by the Académie française. 😉

Than vs Then

The English words “than” and “then” look and sound a lot alike, but they are completely different. If this distinction is harder than it should be, read this lesson and then try again: Than vs Then

Spanish in English

The Spanish language has contributed numerous terms to English. Spanish is a Latin language, so some of these terms come ultimately from Latin, while others are from various Native American or African languages: Spanish in English

Lay vs Lie

The English verbs lay and lie are commonly confused by even native English speakers. I’m not lying when I say that you can now lay your fears of not knowing the difference to rest: Lay vs Lie

French in English

Ever notice a certain je ne sais quoi about certain expressions in English? Become au fait about them – a rendez-vous with this index gives you carte blanche to learn some of the de rigueur French expressions scattered throughout English. Once they’re déjà vu, it’ll be a fait accompli… bon voyage! French terms in English

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