Entre Les Murs

In Practice

It's awfully hard to tell sometimes, but I may actually be making a little progress with my French. I went out today and did a whole string of errands, including having my hair cut and buying a vacuum cleaner, with complete confidence (and without once resorting to charades). Something that helped me in moving out of the classroom was the realization that one can in fact get a heck of a lot done without ever using the plus-que-parfait, passé simple, gérondif, futur antérieur, conditionnel, and even the subjonctif. It also helps, at least at the stylist's, that the French word for hair gel is "gel".

posted 1.2.06