Merde! The Real French You Were Never Taught at School. PLUS Merde Encor! More of the REAL French You Were Never.etc [2 paperbacks].

Genevieve. [Heath, Michael, illustrator].

ISBN 10: 0689116497 / ISBN 13: 9780689116490

Published by Atheneum. (c1984 & c1986)., New York., 1984

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x. + 102pp. + viii. + 104pp. Line drawings & captioned cartoons by Michael Heath. x. + 102pp. PLUS viii. + 1014pp. All the dirty words & insults you never learned or were spoken in French class. Two Paperback Books: Merde + Merde Encore. Sold as a 2 book set only. Both books are clean/tight/crisp: no names or writings. Covers faintly scuffed, no cover or spine creasing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Merde! The Real French You Were Never Taught at School. PLUS Merde Encor! More of the REAL French You Were Never.etc [2 paperbacks].
• Publisher: Atheneum. (c1984 & c1986)., New York.
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689116497
• ISBN 13: 9780689116490
• Binding: TWO PAPERBACKS.

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Synopsis

English, French

Reviews

Written by "Genevieve," who is identified only as living in Switzerland, this humorous look at French argot claims to be a "survival guide to understanding everyday French as it is really spoken." While there is certainly much for the casual reader to enjoy and much for lovers of France to commit to memory, the book falls flat. The fun of learning slang in a foreign language is understanding the sometimes mystifying, often amusing, literal meanings of those expressions. For example, according to Genevieve, an innocent, naive person is a oie blanche, a white goose, and to make love in a slow, conventional way is faire l'amour a la papa, make love like dad. Unfortunately this guide only erratically provides such literal meanings, making the book of full value only to those whose French is in good shape already or who are willing to paw through a conventional dictionary while reading this.
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