All posts on febrero, 2011

When you want to learn a new language, where do you start? In my experience – and this is my fourth – it doesn’t really …

This is the question that motivated us to write The Story of French in the first place. With the mind-blowing spread of English across the …

In my last posting I spoke about francophones and used the pronoun “we.” Okay, where I live, in east Montreal, no one would call me …

Jean-Benoît Nadeau will be in Paris from March 11th to the 27th for the release of their new book, Le français, quelle histoire! With Télémaque …

“… does its job marvelously well.  After reading it, you may still think the French arrogant, aloof and high-handed, but you will know why.” The …

“…an excellent book … stuffed with surprises, insight and humor.” The Independent

“…a well-told, highly accessible history of the French language that leads to a spirited discussion of the prospects for French in an increasingly English-dominated world.” …

If you’re a Quebecker, you’ll probably recognize the background music playing on our speaking page. It’s Quebec singer-songwriter Martin Léon’s song “C’est ça qui est …

Last Saturday over a lunch of steamies and toastés at our favourite Montreal greasy spoon, Jean-Benoit and I tried to tackle a lofty question: what …