If it takes shit to make bliss, well then.

[pyreflie]

Today, I worked with a student on the subjonctif tense. I was helping her with her homework when she wrote (rather, completed) a sentence with the present indicatif. "Ah, non!" I said. "The first part of your sentence is, 'Je regrette que...' -- when you express regret or doubt, use the subjonctif

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[moonglows]

The fact that she regrets eating is pretty scary in and of itself, yes?

[pyreflie]

Well, yeah. I think it was because "to eat" is such an easy verb in French -- it's maybe the thrid verb that you learn. "Manger." C'est facile. But yeah, that was pretty weird.

(Thomas) Gray's Anatomy

[grandissimus]

Hi pyreflie!

You're teaching now? Welcome to my world! I'm interested to hear your thoughts on the classroom atmosphere. I myself have always had a horrendously difficult time of it. Too sensitive, I guess.

Anyway, I hope all is well with you. I've made the switch from blogspot to livejournal, and I see you and I have many of the same interests -- Alain Badiou, for instance. He's integral to my dissertation, which I fully intend to finish before I die.

All the best,
E.

Re: (Thomas) Gray's Anatomy

[pyreflie]

Hello, again!

As for teaching, I like it well enough but am beginning to hate some of my students. Only some of them. I am too easily frustrated, I think.

I'm glad you're here -- I've been wondering about you. As for Badiou, I've finsihed Ethics but start and restart Theories and L'Etre et L'Evenement over and over. One day, I s'pose.

Glad to see you around again,
K.