Francy pants

For the entire semester, one of my crazy teachers here has been hounding every single student in the class about not owning The Bescherelle Series.

What is The Bescherelle Series? …That was my question, too!

It’s basically a series of French language books. Each book focuses on a particular subject, like spelling, grammar, or verb conjugation. The draw seems to be that they are very small and portable, but also really thorough and seem to cover anything you could possibly have a question about. Apparently no one who is serious about French can live without The Bescherelle Series, and to their credit, all of the reviews online are excellent. So mostly just because the woman terrifies me, but also because I’d like to think I’m somewhat serious about French, I went out and bought the stinkin’ books. The good news is that they were cheaper in a series. The bad news is that they still weren’t that cheap.

Oh well, now I have them and I demand to be taken seriously. Just as soon as I figure out how to use them…

Listen, I know that sounds pathetic, but everything is broken down into strange sections and tables. I looked up the word "puer" (to stink) in the back of the conjugation book and the index said to refer to U, 7-T. This makes no sense to me, since U is all about the subjunctive, 7 is “aimer” (to love), and T is “tuer” (to kill). Interesting, no?

I suppose I don’t actually need to use the books. Maybe they’re more for show…like a prop. If I start taking them to class and flashing the glossy hard cover every time my teacher walks by, she’ll just assume I know everything and won’t rip my homework apart with her scary red pen.

I plan to test out this theory on Tuesday. I’ll let you know how it goes! 

Brenda-Your post its have been put to good use, and this is only
the beginning. The stickies wall is multiplying by the day!