Tecktonic is a dance, born in France in the beginning of the 21st century, which has gained momentum for the past few years, and is now seen not only in France, but in parts of Europe, and even in North America.

Il y à quantité d’expressions en français et en anglais, qui peuvent être utilisées pour illustrer à peu près n’importe quelle idée… Voici une liste des expressions, qui, selon moi, sont les plus intéressantes. Elles sont accompagnées de l’expression anglais qui leur correspond, ainsi que de leur traduction littérale

Throughout this week we will be posting an article every day, illustrating humor from the different countries which are featured on our website.
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Idioms are a traditional way of saying something. They are tightly related to a country’s culture and customs.

There are quantities of French idioms, which could be used to illustrate just about any idea. Here are a few of those that I deemed most interesting for the purpose of this article. Some of them don’t exist in English, others just sound funny in English, and finally, some are just contradictory! Have a look [...]

Here is a list of a few tongue twisters that are common in French speaking countries. Some of them are quite famous, as they are sometimes used as a joke among kids, or even by parents or teachers to help improve a child‘s pronunciation. The following list contains the most well-known ones, and their [...]

Voici une liste de ce que l’on appelle “tongue twisters” en anglais. Ce sont en fait des exercices de prononciation qui consistent en de courtes phrases contenant des mots à la phonétique similaire, les rendant difficiles a prononcer.

The French language is spoken by over 72 million people around the world, in over 25 countries. With such diversity, it is not surprising that most countries have developed cultural and linguistic specificities. Each country possesses its own expressions, vocabulary, and of course, its own pronunciation.
These differences, whether national or local, have always intrigued me. [...]

La langue française est parlée par plus de 72 millions de personnes, dans plus de 25 pays. Avec une telle diversité, il n’est pas surprenant que chaque pays ait, au fil des années, développé ses propres différences linguistiques. Chaque pays dispose donc de ses propres expressions, son vocabulaire, ainsi que d’une prononciation spécifique.