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Learning French: when and why do we say vouloir le beurre et l’argent du beurre?
A handy phrase to say that someone wants the best of both worlds
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Feel the rhythm if you want to understand the language
Notes from a lecturer on how noticing the natural beats of verbal expression is essential to getting it right
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Three fun fromage phrases for France’s national cheese day
Today (Friday, March 27) is la journée nationale du fromage
Dance the fanny dango?
Following on from your recent series of whacky names for French businesses (see here), there was until recently in Pont-Audemer a laundry business called Fanny Pressing.
Here is a photo of something similar taken recently in Graville, Le Havre of a dance studio, rejoicing in the name of Fanny Studio
John Sampson, by email
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