It's one of those words that described something that does not make a noise but if it did make a noise would sound just like that. Bliss. It's like the sound of a soft meringue melting gently on a warm plate. (Terry Pratchett, The Truth, p. 234 ( Read more... )

Saviez-vous que le verbe "éclore" n'a ni passé simple, ni imparfait, ni imparfait du subjonctif? En plus, il lui manque les 1ère et 2ème personnes du pluriel au présent de l'indicatif et de l'impératif. Tu parles d'une affaire...

Translating "The Ugly Duckling" led me to look up éclore (to hatch), and I was once again amused at how weird some ( Read more... )

My hair is short! Weeeee! :D It's just what I wanted, and I think it looks cute. I may revise this opinion once I try to style it myself ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago, I told the tale of my adorable 50-something student who said "crapping" instead of "creeping", right?

Yesterday, while she and her husband were trying to teach me to play hanafuda, she was searching for the word "phoenix". Guessing what she meant, I wrote it on the board ( Read more... )

Though I've not watched any America's Next Top Model in a few months, last night I nevertheless dreamt of Tyra Banks. Playing golf. The dream also involved an old family friend, pictures of a pick-up truck and something about a party where I couldn't find the person I was looking for.

In the past few days, I've watched:

The Interpreter: Not too ( Read more... )