Culinary terms may seem natural to us, but each culture has it's own quirks. In France, you may be surprised with what you ...

The French drinks brand Ricard uses a mixture of English and French in its 'born à Marseille' slogan. Photo: The Local More and more French adverts use English words or phrases in a blending of ...

Anthony Lacoudre, a French lawyer living in New York, has written a fascinating book entitled "The incredible history of French words in English: How English speakers speak French without knowing it".

What keeps Vermonters from venturing to Québec more often? Whether they admit it or not, for most Anglophones, it’s the official language of: French, aka français — and not the kind you learned in ...

Time to add a few words to your vocabulary. Photo: Lagotic/Flickr French has loads of great untranslatable words - and even a special phrase for thinking of a perfect comeback too late - but here are ...

William of Normandy's conquest in 1066 changed England and its language. The Anglo-Saxon King Harold lost, deeply affecting language evolution. French influenced English significantly. Around 40% of ...