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# I'm thinking about going back to teaching
at this stage, my french will only be marginally better than that of my pupils.
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:05, archived)
# When I was teaching EFL, I found the phrase
"It's due to the Latin origin" useful in fielding any obstreporous queries.
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:07, archived)
# at the moment, the only queries I'm worried about are
"Miss, how do you say .... in French" because my answer will have to be "I'll get back to you on that later"

Maybe I should just stick to German, which I know is still fluent.
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:10, archived)
# For some reason the only things I can say in German are
"Over the bridge" and "Have you a handbag, please?"
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:15, archived)
# well, you'd be set if you ever decided to go mugging in Germany
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:21, archived)
# Hahahahahahahahaha
*whistles nochalantly*
(, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 16:26, archived)