Je voudrais that…

Learning a new language is not one of my strong suits. Communicating verbally is definitely not up my alley, which may be why I prefer to use the written word.

I seem to comprehend French better when I can read along. I can get the gist of the meaning when it is written. My . . . → Read More: Je voudrais that…

Language barriers

“Parle l’anglais?” I asked the little boy who sat across the aisle from me on my flight to Paris. He looked to be about 4 years old. At 19, I understood about a third of what he was saying to me in his squeaky French-Canadian accent, and I was desperate for some common ground.

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