October 2020 – Les Bons Mots

Serious Fun in 2020: HBO’s Lovecraft Country

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 30, 2020October 30, 2020

It’s Halloween, but the scariest thing has already happened: we’ve been asked to stay home for another four weeks. We might go [su_tooltip style="dark" position="north" content="Trick-or-Treating (verb): The phrase (or...

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The NDP takes British Columbia and the Pope Takes our Minds off of Elections for a few Minutes

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

British Columbia is a long way - three time zones away - from Québec, and it’s even further during these pandemic times. Many Montréalers might be excused for not realizing...

Language Tips

Much and Many: A companion piece

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 24, 2020October 26, 2020

Much and many are easy to confuse, especially for language learners coming from European languages like French, German, Spanish, and Italian. The difference can cause even the most advanced learner...

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Return of the Living Covid

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

We’ve all been watching the U.S. Presidential Election race with a quality of attention that can only be compared to—in the most clichéd terms—watching a train wreck. Perhaps this week,...

Language Tips

Rough and Ready Guide to Simple Past and Present Perfect

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 18, 2020October 26, 2020

This post is designed to give you some easy to remember tools when it comes to using the Present Perfect Tense and the Simple Past, which are easily confused by...

Culture Round-Up

The Mystery of Elena Ferrante

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 16, 2020October 26, 2020

Even if you have never read a word of Elena Ferrante, you might be forgiven for being a bit sick of her. In 2015, the final novel of her Neapolitan...

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A Fly Creates Buzz before American Elections

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 12, 2020October 19, 2020

The American election continued to dominate the news in North America, and, for that matter, across much of the world. In the wake of the drama around President Trump’s positive...

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Québec goes red and Trump goes negative before testing positive.

Les Bons Mots TeamOctober 5, 2020October 19, 2020

It’s difficult to choose just one story from this past week to highlight, as so much has happened since last Sunday. This week I’ll highlight two major stories; in doing...