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Monday, February 12, 2007

Imagine - Proven Way To Become An Educated And Respected Person In This Society With Online Education!

Not so much time ago people had to travel days, months, even years just to go and search for a little bit of knowledge. The day of today we have all this technology at our sides but it seems that we don’t use this benediction. In only one mouse click we can download as we desire all the books, articles, courses, software's and such, but do we really use our minds as we should?

With online education we can go very far in our path to gain knowledge so lets get focused on that. Any kind of knowledge is findable on the web with its history and all of its details. We have at our disposition online software’s to research the oldest sayings and cultures. To discover how they where living, eating, dressing, learning, and so on…

There’s nothing that you really want to learn without finding it on the web. If you could only have the passion to build a car, a plane, a house, an empire… The web is going to teach it to you. Showing to you step by step how to handle, where to buy, why to build…

It’s a universal project to ease a lot of things to human kind. From grand-mothers to new born babies, they all find their interest with online education. For example a granny is able to learn how to make baby clothes and the baby will have a warm winter!

The World Wide Web is really a very big school where everything is offered to you for a little amount of money but most of the time it's even for free. Isn`t that a wonderful thing? You don't have to make any efforts to educate yourself or your children. It's even surprising that using the web doesn't costs a lot of money.

It's really cheap and easy so use this chance to take knowledge and be useful for yourself and for others by spending your time to use what you've learned and to teach it to others. Please be modern, go on the web and surf on the "online education" forums, blogs and sites to gain what you really need to be integrated in 2007.

The only thing I know is that the clock is ticking while we aren't really progressing as we should. As I said before: "Not so much time ago people had to travel days, months, even years just to go and search for a little bit of knowledge." Shouldn't we be ashamed to be ignorant of the simplest things such as a second language, a foreign culture or even our own history…?

It isn`t hard to become respected and educated in this society but you have to really want it. Just go and surf on the web to find the best of online education and get started…

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Friday, February 09, 2007

How To Learn To Speak French Online Effectively By Not Getting Swindled!

Did you ever think to learn to speak French online, from your own home or even in your Car? Some softwares give you that opportunities while some others are only going to give you amateur programs. So if you really want to master the French language with excellence you need to be sure that your software is optimized and able to really teach you something.

A lot of producers just want to sell their things at high prices with low qualities while others really offer you the top-notch level. Please be careful not to use one of them because you're going to waste your time and a lot of money. I visited a lot of blogs and sites and believe me I discovered that the most of them are just real scam. Since I'm from Belgium and that the French language is one of my main languages I easily located those who really want to guide you to learn French and those who are just there to swindle you and unfortunately they are the majority.

So again I warn you! Be careful and look after those who deserve to have you as their client. For example a lot of them are going to give you old fashion guide lines with the same old fashion tips. Such programs should be erased from the "How to learn to speak French online" lists since that it seems they didn't wanted to spend enough time and money from their own to offer you (the king and client) the cutting-edge programs with beautiful and decorated spaces to embellish your teaching environment so to ease your way to learn to speak French Online with a nice feeling of comfort.

All of these things are only details who will give you the possibility to progress fast without spending a lot of effort nor money. Keep this in mind. You need and absolutely want to achieve as fast as possible to learn to speak French amazingly well without effort nor tremendous amounts of money.

All of that in a jam-packed "How to learn to speak French online" software loaded with information, activities and exercises. Last but not least, you really want the crucial and lethal weapon to be able to catch the delicious taste of speaking with the right accent and that's a software who offers you effective sound files that show you how to pronounce the characters with confidence to attain your goal of speaking French by mastering it with excellence.

Stay tuned and follow my next articles loaded of tips, tools and techniques to learn how to speak French online.

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Tuesday, February 06, 2007

The French Language And Its History by Everaert Patrice.


The French language came originally from Vulgar Latin that also is known from the Roman Empire as the vernacular Latin. At the time the Romans conquered Ancient Gaul (now known as France) in the 2nd and 1st Century B.C. they spoke a Celtic language called "Gaulish". Around the 5th Century a Romanized Germanic Tribe invaded Gaul. Even if modern French owes much of its vocabulary and structure to Latin a couple of hundred words of German and Celtic origin make apart of it.

Only by the 9th Century the language known in Gaul was almost the same as the one we know of modern France and it was enough different of the Latin language to be a distinct language. It is also known as Old French and was used from the 9th to the 13th Century. The oldest still remaining text dated from 842 in Old French is the Oaths of Strasbourg.

Because of the Cultural and Political importance of Paris the dialect of Old French called "Francien" became the most standard form of speech in Paris and its suburbs. By the 14th until the 16th Century the French language was known as "Middle French". To improve and develop their literature and language some French Poets called " Pléiade" where pushing the French because at that time a lot of words where taking from Latin, Italian and Greek.

Only in the 17th Century the French language took its own steps to modernization. Cardinal Richelieu was the founder of the French Academy in 1635 and strived to keep the French language pure as its literature and he was the ultimate judge to approve the usage of the French.

Even if the style of Modern French and its vocabulary is influenced by romanticism and realism, actually until now it only changed a little bit from the "Middle French" period. By ways of widespread education and mass media the French language has been aided in modern times to gain a real standardization. As you see there's a lot of the French language that we didn't even knew.

And believe me! There's still a lot to learn. It isn't a coincidence that over years and years different countries and cultures are striving to attain the goal to speak that very beautiful language.

You could ask yourself: For which purpose?

• A lot of them just want to penetrate the world and history of the French culture with its language.

• Others only want to be able to go and live one day in the ancient villages that are still visited by thousands and thousands of people the day of today.

• Some of them want to gain the knowledge of a language that had and still has its importance in this world.

• …

What ever it is! Nobody can tell me that this "Language of Romance" isn't marvelous…

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Friday, December 01, 2006

Learn Basic French Online: The Plural Determinants.


The
= les

A = des

This = ces

Ex.: pantalons (masculine plural – m.pl.)

cravates (feminine plural - f.pl.)

My = mes

Your = tes

His, her = ses

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Learn Basic French Online: The Feminine Determinants.


The
= la

A = une

This = cette
Ex.: cravate (feminine singular - f.s.)

My = ma

Your = ta

His, her = sa

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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Learn Basic French Online: The Masculine Determinants.


The = le

A = un

This = ce

Ex.: pantalon (Masculine Singular - m.s.)

My = mon

Your = ton

His, her = son

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Learn Basic French Online: The 7th General Rule of The French Pronunciation shows you some rare cases.


1. Sometimes E is pronounced like A!

Ex.: femme – poêle

2. Sometimes Ai is pronounced like E!

Ex.: nous faisons

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Learn Basic French Online: The 6th General Rule Of The French Pronunciation Shows You How To Pronounce Numbers.


How to pronounce 5 and 8.

1. Q and T + vowel = create a connexion in the pronunciation between the two words who will sound as Q or T

Ex.: cinq enfants – huit élèves

2. Q and T + consonant = Q and T become Silent

Ex.: cinq cahiers – huit plumes

3. Q and T at the end of the phrase = Q and T are pronounced as they are normally pronounced

Ex.: j`en ai acheté cinq

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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Learn Basic French Online: The 5th General Rule Of The French Pronunciation Shows You How To Proncounce Numbers.


How to pronounce 6 and 10.

1. X + vowel = Z

Ex.: six élèves - dix enfants

2. X at the end of the phrase = SS

Ex.: j`en ai acheté six

3. X + consonant = Silent

Ex.: six garcons - dix filles

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Learn Basic French Online: The 4th General Rule Of The French Pronunciation Is Divided In Three Divisions.


1. When a word ends with S – X – Z and the following word starts with a Vowel the connexion between those two words is pronounced as Z.

Ex.:
les élèves - ils a des beaux yeux - vous avez été aimez

2. When a word ends with T - D and the following word starts with a Vowel the connexion between those two words is pronounced as T.

Ex.: un grand enfant - quand il parle - cet enfant est honnête

3. When a word ends with R - P - L - N or with any Silent letter at the end of that word and the following word starts with a Vowel, the connexion between those two words is pronounced like the last letter of that word.

Ex.: C`est un homme trop honnête - mon ami - le dernier acte

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Learn Basic French Online: The 3rd General Rule Of The French Pronunciation.


The end (ent) of the 3rd person in Plural isn`t pronounced!

Ex.: ils mangent - ils boivent - ils parlent - ils finissent

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Learn French Online: The 2nd General Rule Of The French Pronunciation.


The E is never pronounced at the end of the word!

Ex.: date - lame - lune - porte - il parle - il porte

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Learn French Online: The 1st General Rule Of The French Pronunciation.


Generally we don't pronounce the consonant at the end of the word.

Ex.: buffet – carnet – tricot – rat – rond – bavard – bois – paradis

Attention! There are two Rules where rare cases appear.

The 1st Rule is where the consonant at the end of the word is pronounced like c – l – r – f – s!

Ex.: chic - lac - bec - sac - fer - tennis - canal

The 2nd Rule is where we pronounce the consonant in Singular but we don`t pronounce it in Plural!

Ex.: un os ... des os - un boeuf ... des boeufs - un oeuf ... des oeufs

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Learn Basic French Online. We`re Here To Guide You!


On "How to Learn to Speak French Online" we're going to explain you some general Rules of Pronunciation to make it possible for Me and You to Master it with Excellence!

One of the most important things in the achievement to master the French language with confidence is to pronounce it with the effective French Pronunciation Rules.

In the following chapters we're going to show you Step by Step which sounds are Pronounced and those who are Silent. In some other cases you will discover that there are between two words a connexion in the pronunciation.

Since years the French language is worldly known as the Language of Romance and Love. Don't you want to be able to explore that kind of feeling?

Welcome and take your profit of my Blog because after all that's why we're here for!

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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Learn French Online: The Last Sound Of The Consonants.


Z (pronounced as in English)

Ex.: zéro – zinc – zone – mazout – azur – zizanie

The following chapters will give you some general rules so stay tuned on "How to Learn to Speak French Online" if you desire to acquire more vast knowledge on the French Pronunciation!

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Learn French Online: Attention: The Way "X" Is Pronounced Is Devised In Five Different Rules!


X = SS

Ex.: six (6) – dix (10) – dix-sept (17) soixante (60)

X = Gs

Ex.: exercise – exemple – examen – exact – exagération

X = Ks

Ex.: sexe – boxe – taxi – taxe – laxatif – fixe – expliquer

X = Z

Ex.: sixième – dixième – deuxième – dix-huit – dix-neuf

X = Silent at the end of the word

Ex.: des choux – des tableaux – les jeux – des chevaux – des journeaux

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Learn French Online: The Sound Of The Consonants.


V (pronounced like in English)

Ex.: veau – vendredi – vase – visa – brave

W (like wh in what)

Ex.: watt – wattmann – water-closet

Attention! There are some rare cases where the W at the beginning of the word sounds like V.

Ex.: wagon – wagonnier

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Saturday, November 25, 2006

Learn French Online: Attention: There are Three Different Rules In This Pronunciation!


The 1st Rule is where T is pronounced like in English!

Ex.: stade - étiquette - tête - bête - étoffe - tâche

The 2nd Rule is where T is pronounced like in English but is written like Th!

Ex.:
thé - théâtre - thermomètre - théorie - éther

The 3rd Rule is where T is pronounced like S!

Ex.: nation - action - irrigation - relation - station

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Friday, November 24, 2006

Learn French Online: Attention: There Are Two Different Rules In This Pronunciation!


The 1st Rule is where S usually is like S in Sit!

Ex.: sardine - sage - bonsoir - sel - piscine

The 2nd Rule is where S is between two vowels and is pronounced like Z in size!

Ex.: casino - maison - asile - raison - voisin

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Learn French Online: Attention: There are Two Different Rules In This Pronunciation!


The 1st Rule is where R is more Trilled than in English!

Ex.: route - radio - bar - terre - raison - ferme

The 2nd Rule is where R is Silent when the verbs end with Er!

Ex.: donner - parler - jouer - manger - regarder

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