七夕,古今诗人惯咏星月与悲情。吾生虽晚,世态炎凉却已看透矣。情也成空,且作“挥手袖底风”罢。是夜,窗外风雨如晦,吾独坐陋室,听一曲《尘缘》,合成诗韵一首,觉放诸古今,亦独有风韵也。乃书于纸上。毕而卧。凄然入梦。乙酉年七月初七。-----啸之记。法语与英语词汇中的伪同源词列表OblitérervsObliterateOblitérerisnearlyalwaysusedtomeancancel,asinastamp.Cachetd'oblitération-postmark.Obliteratemeanstodoawaywithortowipeout.Itcanbetranslatedbyeffacer-toeraseortoweardownorbyrayer-tocrossout.OccupévsOccupiedOccupéisfromoccuper-tooccupyinallsensesoftheword.Itcanalsomeantoemployortokeepbusy:Montravailm'occupebeaucoup-Myworkkeepsmeverybusy.Occupiedisthepastparticipleofoccupy-occuper,habiter,remplir.OfficevsOfficeOfficeisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontothemeaningsbelow,itcanrefertoduties,churchservicesorprayers,orapantry.Officecanmeanthephysicalplacewhereoneworksaswellastheofficeorpositionthatsomeoneholds.OncevsOnceOnce=ounce.Oncecanmeanunefoisorjadis.OpportunitévsOpportunityOpportunitéreferstotimelinessorappropriateness:Nousdiscutonsdel'opportunitéd'alleràlaplage-We'rediscussingtheappropriatenessofgoingtothebeach(underthecircumstances).Opportunityleanstowardfavorablecircumstancesforaparticularactionorevent.It'sanopportunitytoimproveyourFrench-C'estuneoccasiondeteperfectionnerenfrançais.OrvsOrOrhastwocompletelydifferentmeanings.Itisthewordforgold:orfin-finegold.Itisalsoaconjunctionusedtomakeatransitionfromoneideatoanother,meaningnoworwhereas:J'attendaisaupire,orilaattendupatiemment-Iexpectedtheworst,whereashewaitedpatiently.Orissimplyaconjunctionusedtodenoteanalternative;theFrenchequivalentisou:Ineedtobuyapenorapencil-Jedoisacheterunstyloouuncrayon.OrganevsOrganOrganereferstotheorgansofthebodyandinternationalorgans.Organisalsothemusicalinstrumentorgue.OstensiblevsOstensibleOstensiblemeansobviousorconspicuous:Sonindifférenceestostensible-Herindifferenceisconspicuous.Ostensiblemeansapparentorsupposed:Hisostensiblereasonwastohelpus-Saraisonprétenduétaitdenousaider.OursvsOursUnoursisabear.Oursisthepossessivepronounlenôtre.OuverturevsOvertureOuvertureisasemi-falsecongate.Inadditiontooverture,ittheFrenchwordforopeningOverturemeansouvertureoravance.PainvsPainPainistheFrenchwordforbread.PainistheEnglishwordfordouleur,peine,souffrance.PairvsPairUnpairmeansapeer;asanadjective,pairmeanseven:lecôtépairdelarue-theeven-numberssideofthestreet.Apairisusuallytranslatedbyunepaire:apairofshoes-unepairedechausseurs.PalevsPaleUnepaleisanoar,paddle,orpropellerblade.Palemeanslightincolor.Whenreferringtoaperson'scomplexion,itistranslatedbypâle.Butpaleblue-bleuclair.Parti/PartievsPartyParticanrefertoseveraldifferentthings:apoliticalparty,anoptionorcourseofaction(prendreunparti-tomakeadecision),oramatch(asinhe'sagoodmatchforyou).Itisalsothepastparticipleofpartir.Partiecanmeanapart(e.g.,unepartiedufilm-apartofthefilm),afieldorsubject,agame(e.g.,unepartiedecartes-agameofcards),orapartyinatrial.Partycanalsomeanunefête,soiréeorréception;uncorrespondant(autéléphone),orungroupe/uneéquipe.PasservsPassPasserisasemi-falsecognate.Itisnormallytranslatedbytopass,exceptwhentalkingaboutatest.Jevaispasserunexamencetaprès-midi-I'mgoingtotakeatestthisafternoon.Passistranslatedbyréussirwhentalkingaboutatest:Ipassedthetest-J'airéussiàl'examen.PatronvsPatronPatronisanowner,boss,oremployer.Patronisaclient,someonewhopurchasesfromastore,restaurant,orotherbusiness:unclientor(forthetheateronly)unhabitué.PaysvsPaysPaysreferstoacertainterritory,usuallyacountry,butcanonoccasionrefertoavillage.Paysisthethirdpersonsingularconjugationoftheverbtopay:hepaysmecash-ilmepaieenliquide.PersonnevsPersonPersonneisasemi-falsecognate.Asanoun,itmeansperson,butasapronoun,itcanmeananyoneornoone:Elleleconnaismieuxquepersonne-Sheknowshimbetterthananyone.Personnen'estici-Nooneishere.Personreferstoahumanbeing.PhrasevsPhrasePhraseisasentence.Phrasereferstouneexpressionorlocution.PhysicienvsPhysicianPhysicienisaphysicist,whilephysicianisamédicin.PievsPiePiereferstoamagpie.Pieindicatesunetarteorunetourte.PiècevsPiecePièceisasemi-falsecognate.Itmeanspieceonlyinthesenseofbrokenpieces.Otherwise,itindicatesaroom,sheetofpaper,orcoin.Pieceisapartofsomething-unmorceauorunetranche.PintevsPintPintemeansaquart(inQuébec)andabarorcafé(inSwitzerland).InstandardFrench,itreferstoanarchaicunitofmeasurement.Pintisapproximatelyundemi-litre.PolicevsPolicePoliceisasemi-falsecognate.Inadditiontoalaw-enforcingbody,itcanalsomeanpolicy(e.g.,insurance)andfont.Policerefersonlytothelaw-enforcingbody.TherearetwodifferentorganizationsinFrance:lapolice-undertheMinistryoftheInteriorandlagendarmerie-undertheMinistryofWar.PolitiquevsPoliticsPolitiquecanbetheadjectivepoliticaloranoun:unpolitique=politicianwhileunepolitique=politicsorapolicyPoliticsrefersonlytolapolitique.PondvsPondPondisfromtheverbpondre-tolay(anegg).Pondisunétang.PotvsPotUnPotcanbeajar,earthenwarepot,can,orcarton.ThereisalsoafamiliarexpressionPrendreunpot-tohaveadrink.APotisacookingvessel:unemarmiteorunecasserole.Potisalsoaslangtermformarijuana-marie-jeanne.PourvsPourPouristheFrenchprepositionfor.Pourisaverbwhichmeansverserorpleuvoiràverse.PrétendrevsPretendPrétendremeanstoclaimorassert:Ilprétendsavoirj