French phrases: origins

Book Two hits the world

2011-10-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

"False Friends: Faux Amis: Book Two" just been published. For details and to buy lots of copies visit my new website: www.elmalet.co.uk.

"False Friends: Faux Amis: Book Two"

2011-09-09T01:49:00.000-07:00

"False Friends: Faux Amis: Book Two" is now published. To apply for copies of both books directly (free P&P until Christmas 2011) please contact:

E. M. Spradbery
3 St Michael's Court
Worthing, West Sussex
BN11 4SA
malet@supanet.com
www.elmalet.co.uk (for tips on French and France check out my blog here - it is updated almost daily).

Copies £3 each or £5 for any two (free P&P for a limited period)

Review "False Friends"

2011-02-06T10:03:00.000-08:00

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REVIEW 12 Oct 2010 librarything.com for:

"False Friends: Faux Amis: Book One" by Ellie Malet Spradbery:

A clever and very well set out reference book. I thought I was fairly fluent in French...this little book has proved me very wrong.

I really liked the author's comments throughout, and found myself chuckling at how badly wrong we can be when struggling to make ourselves understood in France and French-speaking countries.

I would most definitely recommend this to students of the French language and to those travelling for business or pleasure.

The next volume is on the way!

teresa1953 librarything.com

Review: librarything.com 10.10.10

2011-02-05T08:23:00.000-08:00

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REVIEW for "False Friends: Faux Amis: Book One" by Ellie Malet Spradbery

Why, oh, why, did I not have this book when I was trying (and failing) to learn enough French to pass an oral exam at 'O' level (that dates me).

This is a must for anyone travelling not only in France but any French-speaking part of the world. It is compact and very easy to use. It provides those words and phrases that are often needed but frequently misunderstood. Great Christmas presents for the grandchildren because they are now at the stage of going on school trips, and this book will be just what they need.

Robert Griffen Oct 10 2010 librarything.com

Early Reviewers

2010-10-14T09:05:00.000-07:00

I'd like to say a huge thank you to all of you 'Early Reviewers' from www.librarything.com (12 out of 75 so far!). I am amazed and overwhelmed by the positive comments about "False Friends: Faux Amis Book One" that are flooding out. I'm very grateful, and will send you all a copy of Book Two when it becomes available.

This site is still blocked to incoming traffic but please do contact me on malet@supanet.com. Any comments on French and France are especially welcome. Thanks to everyone who's done that already.

Ellie (Malet Spradbery)

Unblocking my site

2010-09-23T13:54:00.000-07:00

Hah! The previous blog was aimed at somebody else's site. And there was I thinking myself at the cutting edge of technology.

Furthermore, this site has 'blocked'. But while I attempt to sort it out, please do contact me on my e-mail address: malet@supanet.com. Any comments on France or French are welcome.

Bloggers of the Round Table: A milli-second is all it takes

2010-09-19T00:31:00.000-07:00

Bloggers of the Round Table: A milli-second is all it takes

My cousin reacts like this to The Daily Mail. The hilarious thing about it is that she calls herself a socialist; in fact, in their ivory tower, the 'Pharisees' seem totally out of touch with the majority of (human) people.
Shine on...! Hollyhock

Blogs not coming through

2010-08-21T02:06:00.000-07:00

Friends' blogs are not coming through to this site. I have just discovered that many others are in a similar position. So I'll display my e-mail until this problem is sorted out...:
malet@supanet.com
Sorry if you were trying to get through...Ellie

Thanks for requests

2010-08-19T09:02:00.001-07:00

Thanks for those who requested "False Friends: Faux Amis: Book One". Hope you're enjoying it. Do, please, add comments, however brief. I'd like to know that someone somewhere is in communication on this site...!
If anyone has any tips for enjoying Paris or Lille...? A friend and I discovered the free zoo to the north of Lille centre; it made for a relaxed and enjoyable Sunday morning.

2010-06-26T10:42:00.001-07:00

The new upgraded book is now ready. The first 20 people who e-mail me with their postal address on malet@supanet.com will receive a free copy (free P&P). Anyone after that will receive a coupon for buying a copy for £2.50 (free P&P). Enjoy!

2010-01-02T10:29:00.000-08:00

'Donner le change', 'sans demander son reste', 'tomber dans les pommes'; expressions that are not what they appear to be on the surface. This is what makes French so interesting for me. I am publishing a booklet about these: "False Friends: Faux Amis", which will be out on Feb 1st 2010. If anyone would like a free copy (£1 to cover P&P) I will publish contact details nearer the time. This is my first publishing venture so I am 'feeling my way'.
ElMalet