by James H. Schwartz | Dec 7, 2024 | Environment, France, Trains
The day after the U.S. election last month I headed to the Place du Marché in my tiny town of Baugé to pick up a few things for dinner. The fishmonger wanted to talk about the results. Him: “He won again?” Me: Yes Him: “Sorry.” Me: Thanks Him: “So much for the Paris... 
by James H. Schwartz | Nov 13, 2023 | Architecture, France, French
Ahhh, the infinite joys of French. The irregular verbs! The exceptions to every règle! The rarely used (but aptly named) imperfect subjunctive! And, as Anne explored here in August, the veritable feast of words that strike native English speakers as vague,...