Monthly Archives: March 2014

Lucien Robert (1926-2014)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Susan

The French and French-American community in Boston lost a major figure last February 20. Not only was his French restaurant, Maison Robert, the finest in Boston for four decades, but he warmly and generously brought French, French teachers, and francophiles … Continue reading →

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Quelle est la plus belle phrase de la langue française ?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Susan

Originally posted on Switchie5:
Avant-hier, chez Drucker, Jean d’Ormesson racontait qu’un jour à Apostrophes, Bernard Pivot demanda à Jean Dutour quelle était la plus belle phrase de la langue française. Et Dutour de répondre, “oh, ça doit être : “c’était…

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