No regrets

When I took the oral part of my French degree exam, they asked me the question: Est-ce que vous regretterez vos jours à l'université ? Immediately, I replied with an emphatic: Non. I was a little surprised to see the look on the examiner's face as she asked: Pourquoi ? Then it clicked - regretter in French doesn't always mean 'to regret' but can also mean 'to look back' which it does in this context. Fortunately I was able reply along the lines of 'one should never ever look back' which seemed to be acceptable. I passed the exam!

Sent by: Sarah

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