Writing in a foreign language – Evelyne Holingue: Recent Episodes
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Kaleidoscope, the fifth anthology published by the online, ex-pat writing community Writers Abroad is now available for purchase on Amazon (The link is for Amazon in the US, but you can order a copy of Kaleidoscope from your own country, wherever you live). The anthology is also available on Lulu. I am pleased to announce […]
To introduce my Young Adult and Middle Grade novels to the readers who cannot travel without their iPad, I’m offering Trapped in Paris and Chronicles From Château Moines for Free on iBooks until Labor Day. Enjoy! Spread the news! Leave reviews! Happy Reading to All of You From my Favorite Summer Writing Spot in Maine! […]
From April 1st to April 30th I posted every day but Sundays a French idiom, its literal translation, and its best American English equivalent. I had previously considered writing about French popular expressions but always postponed the task. It’s only when a friend of mine asked me to join her for the A […]
Today marks the end of the series a Month of French Idioms From A to Z. Through familiar French expressions and their equivalents in American English, I’ve shared for twenty-six days my affection for my two favorite countries on earth. Languages and cultures may vary from one place to another, but the need for human […]
As I wrote the literal translation for the French idiom du jour, I learned the proper name for the fish called “Merlan” in French. For some reason I tend to mix and match the French and American names for the countless varieties of fish. YEUX DE MERLAN FRIT FRIED WHITING EYES MOON EYES […]
Unless you know of a French idiom starting with the letter X, I must give a twist to the expression-du-jour. I owe the idea to my husband. He masters the French language like a French native and finds a solution to any problem like an American. Merci, thank you, for letting me off the hook […]
As soon as I embarked the A to Z Challenge, I knew that I would write about French idioms and their equivalents in American English. I also knew that I would have some trouble with a few letters. With a little bit of help (merci to my husband and to my Wonderful virtual French friend […]
I especially like today expression because I learned its English equivalent quite soon after I moved to the States. Although it’s supposed to match the French idiom, it remains to this day a little strange to me. For some reason I never found the English idiom as explicit as the French one. VOULOIR […]
Finding an idiom starting with the letter U presents a challenge, forcing me to pick an old expression du jour. User ses Fonds de Culotte/User ses Fonds de Culotte sur les Bancs d’une Ecole To Wear Out the Seat of One’s Pants / To Wear Out the Seat of One’s pants on a School […]
Some letters in our alphabet offer more options in terms of expressions than others. Choosing one for the letter du jour was a challenge. Ultimately I didn’t go with Sans Tambour Ni Trompette, although it went really well the letter T. Without Drum nor Trumpet is the French version of Without Fanfare. Nice but too […]