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Author Archives: Susan
French on American Prime Time TV!
There were two beautiful comments in authentic French in the growing romance on Hawthorne. The handsome doctor is actually played by big French box-office actor, Michael Vartan. When he surprised Christina, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, with his French inner … Continue reading
Posted in Language Tips, Reasons to learn French
Tagged authentic French, French, HawthoRNe, Jada Pnkett Smith, Michael Vartan, romance, sex, TV
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What Will the French Think of Us Now ?
The French think Americans are naive prudes because we disapprove of philandering politicians like Senator Hart (remember?) and ex-President Clinton. What must they think of us now?! http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/amerique/cowboy-nu-contre-milliardaire-a-new-york_776152.html
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged French, French opinion of Americans, naive, philandering politicians, politics, sex
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A Good Film at the MFA French Film Festival
LA BELLE PERSONNE (THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON) Eight of us watched The Beautiful Person (La belle personne) tonight at the Museum of Fine Arts French Film Festival. After the end of the film, we had to be shooed out of the … Continue reading
Paris is speeding past us !
Proof that Paris has changed over the last few years is this new Paris phenomenon, rollerblading across Paris by night with people of all ages, nationalities, and kinds: http://www.pari-roller.com. If you ever saw a woman wearing running shoes in … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicisms Invade, News from France, Uncategorized
Tagged athletics, bicycle, bike, france, green, paris, rollerblade, sports
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Paris’ future
To read about Sarkozy’s ambitions for Paris, you can check out this article in L’Express.
Posted in News from France
Tagged Grand Paris, Ile-de-France, paris, Sarkozy, transports
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A Word A Day or Spellcheck – Which Is Right?
A.Word.A.Day did it again, gave us a week of French words used in English. The words were pas de deux, bien-pensant, beau monde, tranche, and passe-partout. Those are the English spellings. You can see their derivation and use at http://wordsmith.org//awad/ … Continue reading
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Tagged au fait, bon ton, clou, English words from French, etymology, French, French words, moue, pied-a-terre
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French + English Word Exchanges
The theme of this weeks’ A.Word.A.Day is the exchange of English and French words that go from one country to the other, sometimes with modified meanings. He has a great quotation from ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Let’s see if Anu Garg … Continue reading
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Tagged ' 'flirt, 'flirter, English and French, French, words
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Good French Movie
If you want to see a good French film that’s now in the States, I recommend “The Class” (‘Entre les Murs’). It’ll give you a privileged view into the current French educational, sociological and, mostly, human scene. See the NPR … Continue reading
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Tagged france, French film, French movie, sociological, The Class
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Paris Bicycles Meet Roadblock
The brilliant Paris innovation that all of us admired and emulated has fizzled. The city’s bike rental practice that made travel greener, easier, cheaper and more fun has suffered from human disregard and greed. Does that mean that the other … Continue reading
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A.Word.A.Day gives us French this week
A.Word.A.Day’s theme this week is French words used in English. Monday’s word was “bon ton” and today’s, “moue.” For definitions, examples, and pronunciation of the word in English, see A Word A Day. The site’s founder, Anu Garg, quotes Mark … Continue reading
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