Bouchers de la langue sacrée

The sometimes-linguistic observations of a disgruntled American francophile.

Monday, January 17, 2011

The Tropes of Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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When I saw Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, "Les Micmacs à tire-larigot," back in September, I had to double-check my ticke...
Sunday, December 05, 2010

The end of strikes, but the start of cuts

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So, France's current spate of strikes is largely over. The country was in chaos for a few weeks (months?), but Sarko did what he had to ...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Solidarité!

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Apologies for the absence - let's just say I've been striking in solidarity. After all, France just wouldn't be France without ...
Friday, July 23, 2010

À moi, à moi la Liberté!

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I have just found the most ambrosial yogurt on the planet. It's from Liberté , a company based in Québec. I've been running a yogur...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Warmed-Up Leftovers, Anyone?

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Hollywood, can we talk about this ? Now, I know that you've been playing catch-up with the French since they invented film and all a...
Friday, July 16, 2010

No Embouteillage Here!

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A DIY clip from France on how to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew has been making the rounds on Facebook and other platforms lately...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Copy Editing FAIL

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The person at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who is copy editing headlines and the one who's editing article copy don't seem to be com...

Despicable Me - Moi, moche et méchant

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Despicable Me is one of the few movies I've ever described as "cute" in my entire life. Because that's what it is; it...
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I am a francophile extraordinaire, a freelance writer/editor and an historian of art and Victorian American culture.
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