Look how desperate The Times’ editorial staff has become for new French-bashing fodder (“Deja Vu All Over Again,” editorial, July 23). So an obscure French bureaucracy whose job it is to create French ...

“French is just fine because it’s spoken on every continent, which is rare for a language,” says Christophe Benzitoun, a lecturer in linguistics at the University of Lorraine. “There are several ...

If you happen to overhear people in France talking about whipping cats or breaking sugar on someone's back, don't worry - they haven't lost the plot. Here are some of the quirky turns of phrase ...