Books of The Times: The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It
By WILLIAM GRIMES
The value of French as a vehicle of expression is one of the themes in this well-told, highly accessible history of the language.
Hope this link will open to the precise article = very much worth reading.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/books/29...70&emc=eta1
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Mimi, merci; The Story of French is now on my amazon wish list. I enjoyed 60 Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong.
Despite the expected xenophobic tone, French is definintly a beautiful albeit tough language.
I really enjoyed the article.