Merde Encore!: More of the Real French You Were Never Taught at School

by Geneviève, Michael Heath (Illustrator)

Sacre Bleu!!!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the café…

For those of you who delighted in Geneviève's deliciously naughty first book, Merde!, and for those unfortunate few who have not yet had the pleasure…Geneviève is back with Merde Encore!

Here the inimitable Geneviève makes further fabulous forays into French argot and comes up with an enormous range of colorful idioms, essential for anyone who wants to speak the language as it really is spoken. As an additional treat, she also gives instructions in the correct use of impassioned Gallic gestures—those silent but expressive signals so beloved of the French motorist and shopkeeper. And, most important, she reveals how the French language, both spoken and visual, is a key to the spirit and character of the people who use it. With infectious humor, she exposes the idiosyncratic attitudes that have produced so great a wealth of vivid expressions.

So now discover how the French really feel about sex, food, la belle France, foreigners, hygiene, death…Merde Encore! may confirm what you've always suspected.

Genres: France, Language, Nonfiction, Reference, Humor, Linguistics

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Aziza Aouhassi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learnt definitely more French idioms and expressions from that book than any other French manual.. And very funny par dessus tout :)

[Kaethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

If foreign language instruction were actually focused on the things people really want to be able to say, we'd probably all learn much better. This book, and Merde! are probably the only two French books I wilingly bought.

[Carrie]

humor

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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