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I don’t speak French!
Jim asks us: “i don’t speak the language . . . will that be an issue?” Yes, it will be an inconvenience – a challenge, but not a disaster. (We did it) You can get by with 5 – 10 words and phrases Of...
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Je ne sais quoi
Bread … I can get a good loaf of “French” bread at the local Jewel food store. It’s got a complex taste, elastic crumb and chewy crust. The baguette that I’m thinking of might be from “La Brea” bakery...
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Le Chat Mort (Géricault)
(le shah morr) The Dead Cat Le Louvre Théodore Géricault (1791 – 1824) (Tay-oh-DOOR jay-ree-KO) 1st Major Work: The Charging Chasseur and the Wounded Cuirassier Known for: The Raft of the Medusa Other...
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fourchette (fork)
pronounced (“four-shay”) understandably, a popular name for French restaurants in America Among the assorted ways to learn a language, one of the most effective is humiliation Picture yourself in a...
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Souvenirs
(from French for remembrance or memory) Paris, one of the world’s great tourist cities; it is easy to find a souvenir Avoid: Tourist Shops (prime examples being the Metro Station close to Arc de...
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