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29/05/2008, 11:51 Rich1972 Joined on 18/04/2008 Charente/Vienne Border Posts 83 Re: frogs  Clair wrote:  Rich1972 wrote: ... Btw, I think the french word for 'frog' is the single most difficult sound I've ever tried to pronounce!!!! I've asked the nextdoor neighbour many times and I just cannot get the hang of it! How do you feel about the French word for squirrel? Just looked it up in my dictionary and...I think I'll pass! Those 'euil' endings defeat me every time! I did see a red squirrel scuttling across the road a week ago though :)    Report

29/05/2008, 11:52 Patf Joined on 23/08/2004 SW Gers Posts 2,169 Re: frogs Rich - we have midwife toads here too. When we first heard them we spent ages searching for electric gadgets that hadn't been turned off. Eventually I enquired  about it and found out the noise was of animal origin. I actually saw two of them, a few months ago, under some long grass. Tiny things with a cluster of eggs on their back.Very cute    Report

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