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06 March 2019
Shiny and new! Receive all the Portal's weekly news in one convenient bilingual message. If you didn’t receive The Portal Weekly Monday evening, subscribe today to receive it next week! ow.ly/XLcA30nVUNY
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05 March 2019
Oh, that rascally French "o" sound! It's written in three different ways, is often followed by silent letters and sometimes takes a circumflex accent! Here's a little quiz that'll help you figure it out! Try it alone or with your kids. ow.ly/s0rA30nV8SB (in French only)
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05 March 2019
Technology and neologisms go hand in hand: selfie, texting, infobesity brand new words that prove that language is a living organism! Read Marc-André Descôteaux's post on the #OurLanguagesBlog! There, you'll also find the answer to our riddle in the "On the Tip of My Tongue" contest, presented as part of THE Rendez-vous de la Francophonie. ow.ly/domP30nV1md
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03 March 2019
One of many Canadian authors you should read: 👉 Anne Hébert #quote #CanLit Her bio: ow.ly/uaBm30nTtag
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01 March 2019
The #Portal is at the launch of the #RVFranco! Get ready for another great edition of THE Rendez-vous de la Francophonie! We invite you to visit https://rvf.ca/ to make sure you don't miss anything! Josephine Versace Marie-Josée Leduc Mélanie Guay Emmanuelle Samson Lucie Seguin Karim Adam Annie Trépanier Julie Morin Steven MacKinnon
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01 March 2019
★ An “aisle” is a passageway between two rows of shelves, pews, etc.: “You can find discounted ski jackets in the third aisle of the store.” An “isle” is a small island. Test your knowledge of homonyms! ow.ly/OaPj30nRBVn
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28 February 2019
Adverbs are agile. They can move around in a sentence with relative ease. But do we write "Often I drink tea at night alone" or "I often drink tea alone at night"? Test your knowledge of the rules governing adverb positioning with our quiz: ow.ly/HZ3830nQEer
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28 February 2019
Bluenoser Natalie Ballard, a language professional on the Portal team, talks about a dialect of English spoken in her neck of the woods: the Maritimes! Read her post on the #OurLanguagesBlog! #regionalisms ow.ly/s6cg30nQE74
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27 February 2019
You can find discounted ski jackets in the third __ of the store.
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26 February 2019
Some French adjectives can be so fickle! Is it "Luc est vraiment un beau homme" or "Luc est vraiment un bel homme"? Test your knowledge of finicky French adjectives in our quiz: ow.ly/COvf30nPO9C
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26 February 2019
In only a minute, you can discover in this video all that the Language Portal has to offer! youtu.be/NDAIaDssGxA
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26 February 2019
Preparing a resumé? Writing for the web? Translating a text? We’ve selected some resources to help you with these tasks! See the section "Writing Resources" in the Portal! ow.ly/76kb30nPCGD
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26 February 2019
#French varies from region to region! Did you know that these variations can be mapped? The #OurLanguagesBlog features a post written by two experts in the field: André Thibault and Mathieu Avanzi! #regionalism www.facebook.com/mathieu.avanzi ow.ly/VPdM30nNZ8A (in French only)
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23 February 2019
One of many Canadian authors you should read: 👉 Stanley Péan #quote #canlit #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2019 Quand le jazz est là https://www.facebook.com/stanleypean
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23 February 2019
The #RVFranco will be launched in Ottawa next Thursday evening! Come to the comedy show beginning at 7:00! See the details below: https://www.facebook.com/…/a.3299790449…/10157083763929948/…
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22 February 2019
Here are some of our favourite English expressions: dressed to the nines, pass the buck, give up the ghost, hit the nail on the head, have a chip on one’s shoulder, upset the applecart, once in a blue moon, as happy as a lark! What are your favourites? ☺️ #MyLanguageMatters
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22 February 2019
★ When referring to one woman, use the singular form “woman.” When referring to more than one woman, use the plural form “women.” Since a shelter serves many women, use the plural form in the phrase “women’s shelter.”
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21 February 2019
Share this one-minute video that explains everything found in the Portal! Free tools for better writing! https://youtu.be/NDAIaDssGxA
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