L'orthographe peut être utile en toutes circonstances, y compris pour le choix des prénoms de vos enfants. Une auditrice de RTL s'interroge : écrit-on "Sibylle" ou Sybille" ?
Nov 2024
Langue française : bise, mistral, tramontane... d'où viennent les noms des vents ?
Vous avez remarqué, ce vent, en ce moment. Brrrr. La bise glacée qui soufflait sur la France et qui nous avait fait ressortir les grosses écharpes douillettes il y a quelques jours m'a donné une idée : "Quel drôle de nom, la bise... ce vent-là n'a pourtant rien de câlin", mais y ... Show More
3m 47s
Jun 2007
Dear Help Desk, Part One,
Perhaps you have to write a formal business letter in English, and you do not know how to even begin! Should you write "Dear Jane" or "My Dear Jane"? Should you comment on the weather or ask the reader how his family is? This lesson will tell you important information about the l ... Show More
8m 17s
Sep 2022
#30 - English Spelling - The 100 most commonly misspelled words in English with Louisa
Let’s face it. English spelling is weird. Sometimes you spell a ‘ch’ sound with a C-H, like in cheese, and sometimes you spell it with a T-U, like in Tuesday. If bird is spelled B-I-R-D, why isn’t word spelled W-I-R-D? Have you had enough of all these unusual spellings? But what ... Show More
4m 19s
Dec 2023
What are the most popular and unusual baby names in the UK?
According to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics. For boys, the top name was Noah, which replaced Oliver from the previous year. For girls, the top name was Olivia, which remained the same for the sixth year in a row. Other popular names for boys included ... Show More
4m 2s
Nov 2018
Episodio 15. I nomi italiani più popolari
Per questo episodio mi sono venute in mente molte idee, volevo parlare di qualche classifica, del tipo il posto più visitato in Italia o qualcosa del genere, ma poi mi è capitato di leggere un articolo che parlava delle origini di alcuni nomi italiani. Allora mi è venuta l’idea, ... Show More
5m 14s