20Jul22–21Jul22French20Jul22: During my commute, I listened to an episode of InnerFrench. Later, I went through all the words I highlighted in
Phobos and made flashcards. It took me a couple of hours because there were around 200 highlights, but I only ended up making 51 flashcards. One exciting thing was that I noticed several phrases which I also remembered highlighting in
Je te plumerai la tête: un rabat-joie, songer, sur les nerfs, tant pis, etc.
I also received a textbook which I had ordered:
Phonétique essentielle du français A1/A2. I've been wanting to improve my pronunciation lately, and I'm looking forward to giving this textbook a try. The A1/A2 level might be too easy, but I want to make sure I have a good foundation. Unfortunately I'm moving apartments and packed my external CD drive somewhere, so I can't start the exercises yet.
Lastly, another exciting discovery: after over two and a half years of studying French, I finally realized that I can type accents using the US International keyboard on my Surface. Previously I had tried the French keyboard layout and couldn't stand it, so I had been typing everything in
https://french.typeit.org/. The US International keyboard is a game-changer!