The sight of one of these newly-formed leaves, just like the sight of a hatched chick or a newborn baby, inspires la tendresse.

When all hope has failed Let us enter into this momentous and fearful new year with great espérance. The English language glibly gobbled...

A word with subtle saving power in our present predicament Over the past twenty-five years since I settled in France, I have been asked...

How to be honest and earnest in French...sincèrement Sincerely. Unlike so many traditional letters in English that end with that word,...

A one-word excavation of the French mind As you walk a winding medieval stone path or wonder at Roman ruins, you easily get the sense of...

What you may not already know about the word "déjà" The first French word on which I'll offer a finer focus is the very one that names...