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Posted on December 11, 2023April 27, 2024

2 + 2 = a Quatuor!

Quatuor is not a very easy word to say in French. Probably why it caught my attention.

I just loved that word all by itself. – the u and the o a bit of a tongue twister for me, the non-native French speaker. And in my mind, twisting letters around- because the line preceding it… Continue reading “2 + 2 = a Quatuor!”

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