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[magic_doors]

At some point in the near future I'm going to make a proper post about the fact that, in August, I'll be moving to France for a year.

For now, though, I just need to share this. It comes from the introduction to my French vocabulary book:

With his victory in 1066 over Harold, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, became King of England. He

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[obstinatrix]

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[alittleacademe]

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOUR DOCTORATE ON, EXACTLY, JANETTE?

[obstinatrix]

IT'S POST-1066 SADLY.

SO OBVIOUSLY STUFF BROUGHT TO NORTHUMBERLAND BY THE FRENCH.

[alittleacademe]

WHAT WAS YOUR BA, EXACTLY??

[obstinatrix]

MY BA WAS IN THE FICTIONAL HISTORY OF WRITING IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1066. IT WAS SPECULATIVE FICTION ABOUT HOW THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN IF WE'D LEARNED TO WRITE BEFORE FRENCH PEOPLE SHOWED US.

[alittleacademe]

I THINK LIZZIE'S VOCAB BOOK SHOULD BE REPRINTED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF SCHOLARS. YOU COULD WRITE THE FOREWORD. PRESENTATION COPIES COULD BE SENT TO FAMOUS GEORDIES OF OUR TIME.

[obstinatrix]

SO LIKE, KEVIN WHATELY?

[alittleacademe]

AND CHERYL COLE, JANETTE, FFS.

[alittleacademe]

OH AND JIMMY NAIL

[obstinatrix]

ROBSON GREEN. STING. MARK KNOPFLER. MY DAD.