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Knock A Shining Dog

French boss throws a little English into presentation and people are like, mon dieu, he’s good

June 30, 2022

French boss Luxembourg English

The French-speaking director of a mostly French-speaking company based in Bertrange has just blown the minds of his team by using several English expressions during an all-hands meeting.  The show of linguistic force began on Thursday at 9:35 a.m. when Philippe Flavy, 45, announced that the company would be moving to a cloud computing service […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, French, Languages, Workplace

‘Franglais’ recognised as official EU language

August 29, 2019

Amid shouts of “c’est très good” and “at longue last,” Franglais has become the 24th official language of the European Union.  Franglais, a blend of French and English, has been spoken for centuries by the upper echelons of both francophone and anglophone societies, usually by those wishing to seem educated and worldly even as they’re […]

Filed Under: Europe, Expats, Featured Article, French, Languages, RTL Today

How to not cringe when your partner tries to speak French

April 5, 2019

How to not cringe when your partner tries to speak French

You’re having a nice lunch out with a romantic partner. The waitress approaches and suddenly your partner begins to choke, only he’s not choking. He’s trying to speak French, and even though no one understands him, he presses on. Your face breaks into an expression of equal parts sympathy and shame. Here are five tips […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, French, Languages

Help! Which local language should I learn?

March 5, 2019

Wise Expat Sage: Which language to learn?

French, German, Luxembourgish, Portuguese … I don’t know which one to choose! By Wise Expat Sage Dear Wise Expat Sage, I recently moved to Luxembourg when my partner got transferred here. Before I begin working, I’d like to take a language course to feel more comfortable in social situations. My question: which language should I […]

Filed Under: French, German, Languages, Luxembourgish, Wise Expat Sage

American defeats French resident in Luxembourg Monolingual Championships

February 12, 2019

Luxembourg monolingual champion

An American has been named Luxembourg’s top monolingual after narrowly beating a French resident who had held the title for three years. Project engineer Robin Slater, from the U.S. state of Iowa, defeated Ludovic Binard, originally from Dijon, in a brutal final match during which they incomprehensibly spoke at each other for three hours. Although […]

Filed Under: Expats, Featured Article, French, Languages

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