You get the feeling that many of my guests feel that the French language gives them entry into a more cultivated, more intelligent world, more highly civilised too, with rules.
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They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.Bernard Pivot
The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.
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I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books.
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It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone's adventure is original.
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People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.
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There is a pride in speaking this language.
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