Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 89
August 22, 2023
Jusque
The French preposition jusque is a little bit weird. The meaning is simple enough - "until" - but it is almost never used on its own. Instead, it is generally followed by another preposition or an adverb, and when that word begins with a vowel, the two words elide - e.g., jusqu'à.
Published on Lawless French
August 21, 2023
The Spanish letter Q is pronounced like the English letter K.
Agreement with Verbs of Perception
Verbs of perception are subject to grammatical agreement in the compound tenses, but the rules are somewhat tricky - they only agree with their subjects when they precede the verb.
Published on Lawless French
August 18, 2023
August 17, 2023
Rentrée à l’université – Adjective Agreement Quiz
Test yourself on French adjective agreement with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:
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Published on Lawless French
August 16, 2023
Regular -ire Verbs
Italian verbs that end in -ire are divided into two groups, both considered regular. The first group is smaller and has similar endings to regular -ere verbs.
Published on Lawless Italian
August 15, 2023
Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the world's oldest combat sports, dating back to prehistory (as seen in cave paintings) and featured in the Olympics as far back as 704 BC. Here is a long but not comprehensive list of common French wrestling terms.
Published on Lawless French
August 14, 2023
Irregular Verbs
French grammarians classify verbs into three categories, but I don't like this system at all so I use my own.
Published on Lawless French
August 11, 2023
Parler le français comme une vache espagnole
Speak French better than a Spanish cow with the informal expression parler le français comme une vache espagnole.
Published on Lawless French
