Originally Posted by Loretta
I keep forgetting that England spoke French for many years! right?
Yes, thanks to the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066! A lot of English words are derived from French or at least, the same Latin root. It helps enormously with my French - if I don't know a word, I try the English word in a French accent and 9 times out of 10, it works! :-D