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The Cuthbertson Verb Wheels: French

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For those who have not seen one of these, it is indeed a wheel. It is turned to give the full conjugations of every type of verb, regular and irregular that I can think of. It also has an index on the back of a great number of other verbs indicating which verb on the wheel serves as a model.
It is an ingenious device which has been around since the 1930's--even before I began studying French :>) It is flat and is about the size of a trade paperback--so it can easily be carried around.

I first purchased a cuthbertson verb wheel in the 1970's, when I was still a high-schooler studying french. I found it invaluable in constructing grammatically correct sentences, and used it consistently through high school and even college. It is comprehensive, concise, easy to sport and thoroughly useful - a must for verb conjugators!

I have several Cuthbertson Verb Wheels, which have seen me through Latin, Spanish, and French classes from high school to university and beyond. The idea is brilliant. Unfortunately, the new product is shabbily made and an insult to the original.

My French verb wheel somehow disappeared, so I ordered a new one recently. Was appalled by the quality. It looks as though it's been photocopied--and on a cheap machine! The print is splotched and broken, evidence of a multiple-generation copy. The paper is so flimsy that I had to spend time and money laminating it. I have my original Latin and Spanish wheels--good printing on sturdy cardboard--which are in great condition after several decades of use.

I have a well-worn one from the 60s. I found it extremely handy when studying back then and it remains invaluable when corresponding now. The French edition was out of print for a long time, and I am glad to see it available again. I am about to purchase two in French, (one to replace my tattered one and another for my daughter), and one in Spanish. There is nothing similar to these wheels, and I looked for years because my old one was really on borrowed time. Do not think twice about getting one -- or giving one as a present to a young person studying one of the languages for which Cuthbertson has wheels. Btw, they have been around since 1933.

Thanks for the opportunity to review the Verb Wheel.
I have found it very hard to use because of the size and type of font used, basically.
I'm 65, and I use glasses, but it is still difficult to deal with.
This is a shame because informationwise it's loaded !

So..a flawed gem, in a sense.

Phil Bird

The French Verb Wheel is impossible to read even with a magnifying glass. When you rotate the wheel you can't read the endings because of the size and poor ink quality.

Very poor quality and condition. Looks as if if had been photocopied, not printed. Fuzzy fonts impossible to read or use.