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Word up Your French Special Edition: French greetings
A few days ago, the Book Office Team told me about 'Flirting with French', a book about a American man who wants to be French (it's...

Word up Your French, Special Edition: understanding 'verlan'
Verlan is a particular type of French argot that offers many, many possibilities when it comes to playing with language. So even if the...

Word up Your French: claque
It's been established that the English language borrowed many words from French. However sometimes they don't quite mean the same thing...

Word up Your French: rentrée
Put your suitcases away and set your alarm clock, September says it's time to go back to work! And as I realized there was no real...

Word up Your French: râler
I'm not sure how râler became such a trendy Gallic pastime, but they say it's good for your health, so I'm sure French people aren't...

Word up Your French: chouette
Is there any animal left out there whose name hasn't been used in an expression? Today we explore the fabulous paradox of the word...

Word up Your French: bémol
"Good news Houston, we can see the Moon! There's a slight bémol though: our oxygen tank just exploded" is what could have been said by...

Word up Your French Special Edition: French interjections
Have you ever noticed how French people punctuate 99% of their sentences with nonsensical terms that are more similar to little noises...

Word up Your French: été
Voilà l'été, voilà l'été ! Summer is finally here, so take out your sunglasses, lather up your skin with a healthy dose of sunscreen, get...

Word up Your French: flemme
"Flemme" is such a nice word. I like that it is a mix between "femme" (woman) and "flamme" (flame) but actually means something...
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