Literary translators work behind the scenes, painstakingly sifting through the right words to be able to capture the voice of an author and make it just as meaningful in another language. But do they get the recognition they deserve?
French, while somewhat complex, is a beautiful and historically significant language. Why change it?
'Nous sommes la France' is a phrase that has been used to express French solidarity following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in early 2015. But who exactly is this 'nous' and what is 'France'? asks French journalist Natacha in her new book, 'Nous sommes la France'.
The French language isn't just backbreaking for foreigners. As it turns out, French speakers have a hard time spelling it, too!
"You're so... nationalistic," he said. "Patriotic," I corrected, but the comment stuck with me and made me think a lot about what differences outsiders really notice once they get a taste of a new culture.
Chèvrefeuille (honeysuckle) although this word looks like goatleaf, it actually is thought to derive from the Latin word caprifolium, which, when I researched it, means goatleaf.
I changed my mind then with a firmness and determination that I had not thought myself capable of possessing- I would study French because come hell or high water, I knew I had to come back. French blood may not run through my veins as such, but the country called to me in a way I could have never before imagined.
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