Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781846140525
ISBN: 1846140528
Label: Allen Lane
Manufacturer: Allen Lane
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: August 02, 2007
Publisher: Allen Lane
Studio: Allen Lane

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Rating: - Keeps its promise
This book is both entertaining and instructive.Written in an easy, informal style, it certainly has added many more every-day French words to my vocabulary. I can't wait to try out some of the terms & expressions on my next trip to France! The small size also makes it very handy to slip into the door pocket, or a large bag. Worth buying.

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Rating: - OK but not great
This book is OK, as mentioned before it is really just a long list split into different categories. This book only touches upon certain subjects lightly, littering descriptions with reminders that the author isn't going to include obscenities, which is ok, but i don't see why is has to keep on telling us this. This book doesn't really give an insight into French culture either, it just briefly mentions what we already know. If you actually want to get a clear picture of what France is like that comes ... Read More

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Rating: - Brilliant
I wish I'd known about this book when we first came to live in France over a year ago. My ancient O-level French was all I had to rely on at the time and that included none of the extremely useful words and phrases I now know since reading Pardon My French. Not only has it improved my understanding of the language but also my understanding of certain aspects of the French way of life which can be so different from our own. Informative, entertaining and very easy to read. Great book.

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Rating: - French dressing
It doesn't matter what language you learn, as soon as you have to interact with native speakers in their natural habitat you find they use a whole series of verbal tricks, tics, terms and routines you never covered in the classroom or textbook. Getting up to speed with these takes a while, not because they are difficult, but simply because they are so poorly documented. Traditional courses are always based on an `idealised' version of the language and native speakers are often quite bad at spotting the ... Read More

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Rating: - A Good Fun Read
Thank you Mr Timoney for adding something more entertaining to my daughters standard French texts.

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