Description
Product ID: | 9781846140525 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Pardon My French |
Subtitle: | Unleash Your Inner Gaul |
Authors: | Author: Charles Timoney |
Page Count: | 256 |
Subjects: | Language self-study, Language self-study texts, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, France, French |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Takes you through various words you need to survive, shows how and why they work, and steers you past various pitfalls and potential embarrassments of speaking French in France. This title covers various areas of everyday life from eating and drinking to travel, work and, crucially, and, swearing and sounding like a teenager. THINGS YOU DIDN''T KNOW ABOUT FRANCE: You burnt Joan of Arc! ? Smuggling live chickens into rugby matches is patriotic ? How many times to kiss on the cheek ? Where not to cross the road ? French guns don''t go ''bang'' ? What do you call a party? ? bon appetit is vulgar ? A six-pack is a bar of chocolate ? The dangers of being called Peter or Penny ? Your smallest finger is your ''ear'' finger ? The importance of Wednesdays ? How to tip ? and when to celebrate Christmas? |
Imprint Name: | Allen Lane |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2007-08-02 |