tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post6068598051217240766..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: My father has been clearing out thecatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-55769146231291924912009-10-28T17:06:21.550+10:302009-10-28T17:06:21.550+10:30Well, the Academie Francais would have us believe ...Well, the <i>Academie Francais</i> would have us believe that French is growing <i>worse</i>, because of all the foreign influences.<br /><br />To such a degree that in 1994 there was a campaign against Franglais.<br /><br />Imagine all those schoolgirl plots going down in the next fifteen years!Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-18012428203481126622009-10-27T16:33:29.957+10:302009-10-27T16:33:29.957+10:30Ah yes, Jane did speak excellent French but - does...Ah yes, Jane did speak excellent French but - does she still, at this great age, speak excellent French? (MY French, never having formally been taught the subject, is terrible.)catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-1917682686006571092009-10-27T11:51:50.692+10:302009-10-27T11:51:50.692+10:30Jane's French was terrific. I don't think ...Jane's French was terrific. I don't think she even spoke it with an accent. Remember, she was a governess, and she wouldn't have wanted Adele to grow up like Emma Bovary.<br /><br />(Have just read Madame Bovary for the first time, so it's really great. Flaubert really was one of the greatest stylists of his time and knew how to get feminine - and feminist - passion happening).<br /><br />One of my favourite Madame Bovary scenes is the agricultural show.<br /><br />Know quite a few Miss Read fans, and excellent that you found the Madeline books!Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com