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Une Escroquerie: our daughter got scammed and is returning to France

Un Escroc, Escroquer, Une Escroquerie : a con (scammer), to cheat, a fraud L'ECOUTE: Practice your French Listening Skills. To hear the French in today's story, click below. Next, check your comprehension by viewing the vocabulary list (farther down). Listen to today's vocabulary in the following story. Click here A DAY IN A FRENCH LIFE by Kristi Espinasse Last Friday the 24th, after a day … Continue reading Une Escroquerie: our daughter got scammed and is returning to France

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Ecureuil, Pronunciation Fears, and most difficult French words to pronounce (read aloud by Jean-Marc!)

Scroll down for the list of hard-to-pronounce French words, and listen to the sound file. Be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter filled with useful everyday French vocabulary!We begin this edition with a quote from a reader: When I studied French decades ago, I was told by one prof that during the war, écureuil was a test word used to ascertain whether the … Continue reading Ecureuil, Pronunciation Fears, and most difficult French words to pronounce (read aloud by Jean-Marc!)

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retrouvailles

Hats off to readers! Each chapeau represents the original character of those who read this blog-newsletter. Which hat are you? (I think I'm that gray one, upper right. Although, lately, I appreciate the two-tone blue one–needed sun protection!!–over there on the upper left). In today's story–meet a few of these unique personnages… and enjoy the unlikely story of their "retrouvailles"!  Meet with Jean-Marc this month–in … Continue reading retrouvailles

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