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Informationen zum Autor Genevieve is the author of Merde!. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsIntroductionI Verbs:The nouvelle conjugaisonThe Moi-je Syndrome'Code' ConjugationsII Suffixes:Instruments of contempt and belittlementIII Les Beaux Gestes:French sign languageIV Guillotined French:From aristo to socialoV Counting in French:Some numbers are more equal than othersUn, Deux, Trois...The FrogclockVI Sound Effects:Gurgle, splash, hiccup!VII The Most Popular Ingredients of French Idioms:Food and animalsYum Yum, Dribble DribbleThat Yukky French foodAnimals' Names Taken in VainAnimalspeakVIII Anatomy of a Frog:A study of vital organsThe LiverThe NoseThe Tongue"Le Derrière"Other Organs: A Linguistic PotpourriFrog PathologyMedicineHygieneDeathIX Appee Beurzdé Tooh Yooh:Franglais as she is spokeX Allons Enfants:Kids and kiddie talkThe Au Pair's Guide to Kiddle Talk"Le Français méprise la jeunesse"XI The Cocorico Syndrome:Roosters rule okA cocorico note: Frogs on wheelsXII Geography À la Française:A linguistic studyProfessor Franchouillard's Geography LessonNotes on the NativesGallus lutetiae snobinardusGallus lutetiae intello-snobinardusProvincial brethrenXIII Your Ph.D. Exam...
