There's more English spoken in France these days, I really have noticed it. As a language student, I truly applaud anyone for learning a foreign language — especially one so littered with spelling minefields, like anglais — but sometimes, I see signs on the street that make me laugh. I can't help it.
There is the phenomenon of the extra "s." Okay, yes, clearly happy hour is never singular. But what about…
Un parking. Deux parkings. Obvy.
In a bakery window, someone forgot a vowels.
Isn't this what Americans think French people smell like?
Published on February 22, 2011 06:48