Today in French study, the theme was “les plantes v\u00e9n\u00e9neuses” (poisonous plants), and I learned that “La cigu\u00eb est le poison qui a tu\u00e9 Socrate.” (Hemlock is the poison that killed Socrates). It’s likely that I had already learned this and simply forgotten it, but it sounds way more interesting in French, so maybe I’ll remember it this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today in French study, the theme was “les plantes v\u00e9n\u00e9neuses” (poisonous plants), and I learned that “La cigu\u00eb est le poison qui a tu\u00e9 Socrate.” (Hemlock is the poison that killed Socrates). It’s likely that I had already learned this … Continue reading