Tag: Language
You know you live in Paris when… you have une prostate
Mistaking the gender of a noun as personal as your prostate is more than linguistic, it touches on your very sense of self.
Junior Year Abroad: English as a Second Language
During junior year abroad, Kim Sotman abandons Paris for London for the weekend to reaccustom her ear to English, though it's far cry from the English she knows.
Translate this, d’Artagnan: The response
Here, in no particular order, are the top ten translations from France Revisited’s Translate This, D’Artagnan! competition.
It was a tough assignment, not only because we callously...
Translated this, d’Artagnan!
France Revisited welcomes guest blogger Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), author of Les Trois Mousquetaires and Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, who honors us with a line...
The Bonjour Rule
Along with Beware of Pickpockets and Travel Curiously, the Bonjour Rule is one of the top rules to live by as you visit France.