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| Pardon My French: Unleash Your Inner Gaul | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles Timoney
Publisher: Allen Lane
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1836
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1846140528
EAN: 9781846140525
ASIN: 1846140528
Publication Date: August 2, 2007
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Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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| Customer Reviews:
 An effort hovering between odd and interesting September 29, 2007
17 out of 22 found this review helpful
Mr Timoney claims to know "all the words" but shares only a very limited selection in this book, excluding for a start almost all the rude ones, which makes it pretty hard to unleash one's inner Gaul, as promised by the book's cover. Beyond its limitations there are some good entries in this book which is a very modern sort of product but one that left me ultimately not quite satisfied. It is a book because it looks like a book, and is indeed very attractively presented. But it is really just a long list, or a list of lists. Why am I not satisfied? It is not just for the missing obscenities (I have Genevieve's Complete Merde for those) but the missed opportunity to be just a tiny bit more interesting and to show (dare I say) maybe just a little scholarship. Some subjects are opened but not explored. What does it mean to be bilingual? Or fluent? This book will have more to teach intermediate level students than it reveals to anyone who is already pretty fluent. Those who really want to polish their French should be buying books in French.
 Vive La France September 28, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
What an excellent read! I can highly recommend this for anyone about to venture to France for their vacation or even to live there. Extremely humorous with a very light touch, this warm-hearted, affectionate read is the perfect antidote for those who've had enough of the bile generated by the Francophobic tabloid press.
light hearted and reassuring September 8, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
even for those of us with very little knowledge of French this book is good fun, and gives a warm hearted insight into the French --very reassuring for those of us who find them a tad scary!!! Nice christmas stocking filler for more competent french speaking friends.
Great fun August 20, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
A wonderful book full of useful information and delightful anecdotes. On every page you find something new, interesting and informative. A joy to read!
Relevant, useful, informative. August 12, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
So many books of this sort claim to teach you the language as it is really spoken and then fall short. This one delivers, and goes behind and beyond mere words. I haven't in the past come across any language primers that tell you what 'Angleterre' really means in French. Get the book and find out.
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