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Love Locks on the Pont des Arts Posted by on Jun 11, 2015

Have you ever seen padlocks with initials on them attached to a bridge? It’s become a common practice for tourists and locals alike, but these locks are the source of headaches for city workers! Un « cadena d’amour » est un cadena qu’un couple accroche sur un pont pour symboliser publiquement leur amour (A “love…

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Where Does The French Muffin Man Live? Posted by on Jun 10, 2015

Il habite Chemin de Drury. I incorrectly said where I lived many times when I was learning French. The most important thing to remember is that it is not habiter à. En fait (in fact), the most common way to say where you live, when talking about a particular street, is to not use a…

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Roland-Garros Posted by on Jun 8, 2015

For those of you who follow tennis, the French Open (known in French as Roland-Garros), just concluded with a pretty major upset in the men’s final: the Swiss Stan Wawrinka beat out No.1 player Novak Djokovic. In the women’s finals, the amazing Serena Williams won for her 20th Grand Slam singles title. Roland-Garros is often…

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Confusing French Stories Posted by on Jun 3, 2015

There are some differences between the US and France that I took for granted. The first time I ordered a coffee, I was surprised by the size of the drink, and the first time I had a meeting in France I showed up at the right address, but on the wrong floor of the building!…

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Hâllo? Using French on the Phone Posted by on Jun 2, 2015

One of my biggest fears when living in France was speaking on the phone. I was worried about getting phone calls at the office where I worked, scared to call my landlord if anything wasn’t working properly, and even petrified of receiving a call from someone who had dialed the wrong number. For some…

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