“Basically, every sort of interaction with the French has to start with a heartfelt bonjour. This is how you ‘announce’ that you want to speak with the French,” she said. “You can’t just smile and ...

For many years, a Québécois couple, Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau, have been studying the peculiarities of the French language. Not the language spoken in Quebec, but that spoken in Paris. They ...

According to authors Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau, the word bonjour might be the most important word in the French language. The Canadian writing duo are behind the new book The Bonjour Effect: ...