2)English idioms

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How to Say "THANK YOU!" in Different Situations in English - ESL Buzz
This is a very popular question that many of our students often ask. In fact, there are several ways to express your gratitude!
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Hi Gérard
I quite understand a bunch (un bouquet) of thanks but thanks a bunch is very strange for me !

gerardM a écrit:

Common Phrasal Verbs with "TAKE" and "GET" in English - ESL Buzz
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Ok Gérard we have all read these phrasal verbs carefully !

Often Confused Words in English - ESL Buzz
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Gérard a écrit:Hi Muriel.
You know about my process: learn "nothing", read, read, read again when met again (you'll remember).

Gérard I follow your advice and read everything written on that forum !

Vegetables Vocabulary in English - ESL Buzz
A vegetable is any eatable part of a plant that does not have seeds.
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In my opinion, this web page is very useful.
It gathers tips from several irigins
and provides links to other rich details.

The more you communicate, the more your skills will be...Let's think about it !

Gérard what about

I love you from the bottom of my heart !

MurielB a écrit:Gérard what about

I love you from the bottom of my heart !

It's the equivalent of the French "Je t'aime du plus profond de mon coeur".

Anyway all those sentences are very nice !

Remember there're 14 photos.

So many things to learn but I agree it is very important to know them all

Gérard in the second example, « also » doesn’t mean “aussi”but « en outre »

MurielB a écrit:Gerard in the second example, « also » doesn’t mean “aussi”but « en outre »

Muriel,
I don't like "doesn't mean... but..." because that'd look like an opposition, a big difference.
The French language has another term but does it imply it's a very different meaning?
Who is right? English? French? Does it need a special term?
(sometimes French exaggerates with special words, sometimes English exaggerates)

gerardM a écrit:

MurielB a écrit:Gerard in the second example, « also » doesn’t mean “aussi”but « en outre »

Muriel,
I don't like "doesn't mean... but..." because that'd look like an opposition, a big difference.
The French language has another term but does it imply it's a very different meaning?
Who is right? English? French? Does it need a special term?
(sometimes French exaggerates with special words, sometimes English exaggerates)

comparing is always interesting isn’t it ?

When the parents married again there is also the “step father” and “the step mother “

MurielB a écrit:When the parents married again there is also the “step father” and “the step mother “

As far as I know, we've to use the spellings stepfather, stepmother, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister, stepchild, stepson, etc (one word).

Tx Gérard for that precision!

This is the word I didn’t know
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bourre
tampon
paquet
tas
fric
caca nerveux
bouchon
longueur développée
élément intercalaire

MurielB a écrit:I This is the word I didn’t know
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Muriel, a word often has oodles of meanings.
You've to consider, and try to learn, the meaning which is in the contect.

A wad of bills / notes.
In French: "une liasse de billets"

Take care as there're very often slang meanings that are in the domain of sex.

Tx Gérard !