This is what I thought I might first call this blog. Because l’esprit de l’escalier (the problem of thinking of the witty remark “on the staircase” – that is, too late) is something from which I suffer. It’s also (I think) an excellent pre-condition for becoming a writer.
But then I thought this would be too French.
Because, although I love French, maybe not everyone out there loves it to the same degree.
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Hm. Well, i’m still in high school, actually, and French happens to be the language that I’m taking.
When I first learned that I would be taking it (going into Freshman year) I freaked out because I was absolutely positive that I couldn’t do it to save my life.
In actuality, I ended up picking it up very quickly and fluently. I was pretty impressed with myself.
Yes, it went to my head.
It’s a shame that my two close friends both learned different languages (Spanish and German).
Oh, well. “Salut, Madame!”
-Annie
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