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Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without
Say Chic A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without Author:Francoise Blanchard, Jeremy Leven SAY CHIC...C'est magnifique!Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be clichés? Or why your witty repartee wouldn't be quite so witty without them?In Say Chic, Françoise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven collect more than seventy familiar French words and phrases that have become a per... more »manent part of the American vocabulary. In their clever, often amusing style, the authors explain the origin of each word, its meaning, and how it came to be adopted into English. Uniting the sensibilities of an American author and a French author, these surprisingly entertaining stories combine world history, pop culture, etymology, and pithy observations about Americans and the French, with no small amount of panache.Featuring delightful illustrations, Say Chic will find its raison d'être on the bookshelf of anyone who has ever longed to be an American in Paris and hankers for a bit more of that irresistible je ne sais quoi in America.« less
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Megan (lilmeg) reviewed Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live Without on
This book is so much fun! It is a humorous coffe table book. You will enjoy flipping through it and will be sad when it is time to swap it again! It is illustrated and will keep you laughing!