Ecrit-on "Sibylle" ou "Sybille" ?

Ce dimanche, amis des mots, nous parlons "nez" ! C'est un article du Monde qui m'en a donné l'idée, la nécrologie d'un comédien italien, Alvaro Vitali, décrit comme un "personnage enfantin et libidineux, petit (1,56 mètre) et laid, au nez bourbonien et aux yeux qui louchent".Dist ... Show More

Ce dimanche, amis des mots, nous parlons "nez" ! C'est un article du Monde qui m'en a donné l'idée, la nécrologie d'un comédien italien, Alvaro Vitali, décrit comme un "personnage enfantin et libidineux, petit (1,56 mètre) et laid, au nez bourbonien et aux yeux qui louchent".Dist ... Show More

Les mots composés, il y en a des centaines en français, du siège-auto à l'appuie-tête, en passant par essuie-glace, belle-mère, grand-père, après-midi, Ile-de-France, Champs-Elysées, Saint-Flour, presse-citron, sèche-cheveux, crève-cœur, perce-oreille, trompe-l'œil, casse-pieds, ... Show More

Conosci l’origine del tuo nome? Sai perché lo hanno scelto per te? Forse perché lo hanno trovato originale ed esotico, forse per un motivo legato alla famiglia oppure hanno semplicemente seguito la moda del momento. Sì, perché i nomi seguono le mode e hanno una vita ciclica. Oggi ... Show More

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

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

日本人の名前には、いろいろな意味があります。 今日は名前のつけ方についてです。 

Does your name have any special meaning? Do you like your name? What name do your parents/relatives call you? Would you like to change your name? Does anyone in your family have the same name as you? Are there any differences between how people name their children now and in the ... Show More

Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names. 

Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names. 

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