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Author Archives: Susan
Obama et l’Europe
Steven Roop sends us this item. “Cette manie européenne pour Obama, ce n’est pas pour Le Monde!” LE MONDE ( Editorial, 24 juillet 2008 ) “Si l’Europe connaît bien Barack Obama, l’inverse n’est pas vrai. Le candidat démocrate à la … Continue reading
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Larousse 2009 recognizes the blogosphere
Eric m’a envoyé une liste de néologismes qu’il trouve débile: Ce que l’on peut dire Je lui ai demandé: quel pourcentage des nouveaux mots comprends-tu? Il a répondu en les divisant en trois catégories: ——————- Je comprends très bien: autonomiser, … Continue reading
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Les Français sont très Obama-istes.
From: Michèle in Paris Hello Susan! Je n’ai pas regardé le blog de Susan depuis un moment, mais j’espère qu’il continue sa belle vie et te souhaite un bon été. Ici nous suivons toujours ici avec intérêt la campagne électorale … Continue reading
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A French village revives the franc
Michael Connolly sent us this article from the New York Times. By STEVEN ERLANGER A small village in Southern France says it accepts the old currency because it’s good business — but unease with European integration may also play a … Continue reading
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit: ‘Stop the comparisons with 1968’
For Cohn-Bendit’s own perspective of “les événements de mai” 40 years later, click on the following links: Daniel Cohn-Bendit: ‘Stop the comparisons with 1968’ ‘1968 French revolution left an elusive legacy’ Daniel Cohn-Bendit, eurodéputé vert, “On est dans des sociétés … Continue reading
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soirée > “surprise party”(surpreeze parti) > fête > boum > teuf
Chaque génération a sa façon de s’amuser ou, comme on dit maintenant, de délirer. Aux années 60, à l’époque où je commençais à passer autant de temps possible à Paris, les jeunes Français s’amusaient à des ‘surprise parties.’ Imaginez mon … Continue reading
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Recommended French for recent English words
New English words like ‘to podcast’ and ‘gender studies’ are causing problems in French. They were coined in English to correspond to American trends that took off around the world. If you led a country and your citizens used those … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, French, French government recommendations, iPod, neologisms, podcast, Québec, Québecois, translation
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An American studying in Paris, at Sciences Po
Matt KK writes from Paris: Paris is wonderful albeit cold, rainy, and very very windy. My apartment is very large by European standards and I am directly across the street from the Val de Grâce church, which is exceptionally beautiful. … Continue reading
Les Français aiment Shakespeare et …la guerre de Troie
A friend from Reims sends this report: Beaucoup de jeunes, lycéens et étudiants, sont venus applaudir à la Comédie de Reims une pièce très peu jouée du grand William Shakespeare « Troïlus et Cressida ».Elle date de 1660-1602 comme « … Continue reading
“Hein?”
Bernard Bichakjian writes: In a world of infelicitous events and disingenuous newsmakers, it is soothing for the soul and stimulating for the mind to click on the New York Times Op-Ed tab and thence, on Wednesdays and Sundays, on Maureen … Continue reading
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Tagged "pas si vite", camaraderie, Familiar French, good ole, Kouchner, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, translation
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