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Sentir - to feel, to smell

Sentir - to feel, to smell

Learn how to conjugate sentir, an irregular -ir French verb.......[Read More]
Does avouer need the subjunctive?

Does avouer need the subjunctive?

Does the French verb avouer need the subjunctive? Find out with the Subjunctivator!......[Read More]
How to Learn Arabic Fast

How to Learn Arabic Fast

Arabic is the official language of many countries in North Africa and the Middle East, and is spoken by immigrant communities throughout the world. The number of mutually unintelligible dialects, the foreign script, and some aspects of pronunciation not found in English pose challenges to students o......[Read More]
What's the Difference Between Implicit and Explicit?

What's the Difference Between Implicit and Explicit?

The commonly confused adjectives explicit and implicit: definitions, examples, and practice exercises.......[Read More]
Sophists

Sophists

Professional teachers of rhetoric (as well as many other subjects) in ancient Greece.......[Read More]
Liturgical Vs. Doctrinal Church

Liturgical Vs. Doctrinal Church

A liturgical church provides traditional religious services based on a duty to the public. A doctrinal church depends on specific doctrines or religious statements to educate the public about religion. A church often offers religious services based on liturgy and teaches moral principles based on re......[Read More]
LKL's Life Story

LKL's Life Story

The life of Laura K. Lawless, French Language Guide at About.com......[Read More]
Macedonian Inventions

Macedonian Inventions

Is ancient Macedonia the same as ancient Greece? With only a casual acquaintance with ancient history it may seem so. But historians point to records that present Macedonia as a sovereignty independent of Greece. This Macedonian identity, separate from modern-day Macedonia, has been both the source ......[Read More]
Châtier - to refine, perfect, (religion) to chasten, mortify

Châtier - to refine, perfect, (religion) to chasten, mortify

Learn how to conjugate châtier, a regular -er French verb.......[Read More]
Word of the Day - shikaru

Word of the Day - shikaru

Learn a new Japanese word every day.......[Read More]
Printed by Mistake, a Humorous Essay by Horace Smith

Printed by Mistake, a Humorous Essay by Horace Smith

Horace Smith's humorous essay--marked by far-fetched metaphors, allusions, and puns--should appeal to any "burnt out" writer who feels "at a greater loss for subjects than an ex-king."......[Read More]
expressive discourse

expressive discourse

In composition studies, writing or speech that focuses on the identity and/or the experience of the writer or speaker.......[Read More]
Voilà

Voilà

Looking for a lesson on the French expression voilà, including its many meanings and the correct spelling? Voilà!......[Read More]