Letter: Briefly
Further to Anna Wilson's letter (13 July) I used to amuse myself and, I hope, my pupils, by inviting them to put into French: "Waiter, there's a green worm going towards my glass". This translates as: "Garcon, il y a un ver vert qui va vers mon verre"!
Maurice Le Blancq
Petersfield, Hampshire
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