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Posted on November 29, 2010 by Susan

Priscilla just sent a revealing article about how French is continuing to distort English to seem cool: ‘In French, if that is what it can be called, the advertisement reads: “Pokez, taggez, likez”. As all self-respecting French teenagers know, this … Continue reading →

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La Coupe mondiale et le racisme

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Susan

Pamela nous envoie cet article sur les problèmes sociologiques impliqués dans ce scandale français de la Coupe Mondiale.

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La France brûle encore

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Susan

France is burning again! The entire news program tonight was about the French soccer disaster. Are any of you following this in English? I’m not and am having trouble figuring out how the players are so arrogant (other than that … Continue reading →

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Contre les bidouilleurs de l’histoire

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Susan

Mon ami, Eric, écrit en avoir “marre des censeurs et bidouilleurs de l’histoire.”  Quelle folie d’utiliser l’icône de Churchill par dessus le marché! (‘Bidouilleur’ < ‘bidouiller’ = to tamper or fiddle with.) Si vous voulez voir un exemple de ce … Continue reading →

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List of Paris Restaurant Recommendations by American Fans

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Susan

Un ami, Eric, m’a demandé: Je me disais : si j’avais des amis américains qui venaient à Paris et qui me demandaient l’adresse de 3 restaurants “sympa-typique-parisiens” qui laissent un bon souvenir, je ne saurais pas quoi leur indiquer ! … Continue reading →

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Champs Élysées Inimaginables !

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Susan

Aurions-nous jamais imaginé les Champs Élysées comme ça? C’est pourtant une vraie image de l’avenue transformée en forêt dimanche dernier. Regardez le link du Figaro.. Évidence que les Français devancent les Amérains!

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2009’s Top New Words

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Susan

‘Unfriend,’ ‘Twitter’ and ‘podcast’ are the top new words of 2009 according to the New Oxford American Dictionary and Global Language Monitor respectively. And guess what: the French Dictionary, Le Petit Larousse added those same three words! It published the … Continue reading →

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New words are fun!

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Susan

Many new English words were born in 2009. Were the same born in French? If so, are the phenomena – environmental, political, social, technological – similar in both countries? They seem to be. The strange thing is that, out of … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods Seeks Refuge in France – une blague

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Susan

Cultural observers have often noted that France is more tolerant of adultery than prudish America. It thought our big deal over Monica-Gate was ridiculous when their President Mitterrand had a wife, an official mistress, and an illegitimate daughter. How childish … Continue reading →

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This Says a Lot !

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Susan

What does this French cartoon about Purchasing Power say about the French economy? Beaucoup!

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