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30 August 2015 Margo Lestz

Ahh September! I always love this month because it makes me think about going back to school and it seems like a time of new beginnings.

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happy may day

Mayday! Mayday! Help, it’s May Day.

1 May 2015 Margo Lestz

What does the month of May have to do with the call of distress? Nothing really, it’s just an example of how words slip from one language into another. The distress call actually came from the French phrase, “m’aidez”…

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Divided by a Common Language

11 March 2013 Margo Lestz

When we moved to England from America, I didn’t expect any problems with the language.  After all, English is my mother tongue…

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Communication Challenges

8 September 2012 Margo Lestz

I would love to have a video of our class, it must be hilarious.  We are one step above absolute beginner level with a very

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French Class: A Poem

22 August 2012 Margo Lestz

I’ll soon be off to Italy to start studying the Italian language. I know what I have to look forward to because I remember my

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