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Quitter + Beyond bye-bye: Good ideas for ending a letter, an email, or a visit with a friend

Passion for Provence: 22 Keys to La Belle Vie tells the tale of Americans Gayle and Ralph falling for France on their Mediterranean honeymoon and finally making it home—over two decades later. Part love story, part travel tale, part can-do, this humorous, spirited memoir will have you packing your bags for Provence for a sweet sojourn or possibly a longer stay. Recently, the book was … Continue reading Quitter + Beyond bye-bye: Good ideas for ending a letter, an email, or a visit with a friend

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Amicalement + Farewell & How To Say Goodbye in French

In case I did not say a proper goodbye, before leaving to see my family in Mexico, I offer you now dozens of au revoirs to make up for it! The next post will go out around March 10th. Miss you already! TODAY'S WORD quitter (kee-tay) verb  1. to leave, to quit  2. to give up, vacate, forsake  3. to exit FRENCH PRONUNCIATION Hear Jean-Marc pronounce … Continue reading Amicalement + Farewell & How To Say Goodbye in French

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Home sweet home, where today's story begins… Note: today's word is more in theme with Part 2 of the following story (I ran out of time and didn't get to finish it. So consider today's word a hint! Will it be definition 1 or definition 2 that defines the end of the story? Stay tuned…) soûler (soo-lay)     1. (soûler quelqu'un) to get somebody … Continue reading souler

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Best way to sign off or end an email in French: How to say “goodbye” or “cheers” or “sincerely”?

A shopfront in Le Panier–a quartier in Marseilles. Scroll down for a list of ways to sign off email correspondence. TODAY'S WORD: QUITTER  1. to leave, to quit  2. to give up, vacate, forsake, abandon  3. to exit LISTEN: Hear Jean-Marc pronounce today's quote: Download wav  Il faut se quitter souvent pour s'aimer toujours.  We must leave each other often in order to love each other … Continue reading Best way to sign off or end an email in French: How to say “goodbye” or “cheers” or “sincerely”?

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