merde et merde encore Author:Genevieve The REAL French you were never taught at school...Remember all those words and phrases your French teacher would never translate for you? Remember thumbing furiously through your French/English dictionary and not even being able to find "hell" or "damn"--let alone far more interesting, titillating and above all useful terms? This is the real F... more »rench you were never taught in school: body parts (and we don't mean tete or yeux); the ever-popular and long sought bodily functions; various and sundry epithets for every occasion; and more. Of course your teachers failed to give you the necessary tools of communication while stuffing the subjunctive imperfect down your throat. French argot (slang) is not just the dirty words (though have no fear, you'll find them here). It is an immensely rich language with its own words for very ordinary things. This book is a survival guide to understanding everyday French as it is really spoken.« less