Today’s expression: « Quand le vin est tiré il faut le boire. »

Literal translation: “When the wine is drawn, you have to drink it.” Or “When the wine is drawn, it must be drunk.”

Meaning: “When you start something, finish it.”

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Okay class, today we’re going to talk about a sign we’ve all seen before. It comes in many shapes and sizes, but today we’ll focus on this particular version.

Now, let’s all read the sign together. “Slow children at play.” We know the purpose is to encourage drivers to pass through the area slowly. However, the sign is missing punctuation. So, we could interpret the meaning to be a notice that slow children are playing. 

Now, let’s look at the silhouette of the child. What is the first thing you notice about the image?

The correct answer is that this child looks like a FULL-GROWN ATHLETE. I mean come on, look at those calves. No way this child is slow. The image was captured in the middle of this track star’s 9.3-second, world record breaking 100-meter dash. What would Usain have to say about all this?

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Brain teaser:

What is the only nine-letter word in the English language which yields another word each time you remove a letter from it?

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