Wicked French/for the Traveler

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Any French language guide can teach you a simple phrase like Jai faim! ("Im starving!") But onlyWicked French will give you the edge on a snooty Parisian waiter: Garcon! Navez-vous pas de glacons pour le vin? ("Boy! Dont you have any ice cubes for the wine?") While humiliated tourists mispronounce "This wine is good" (Ce vin est bon) youll handle the French impressively with expressions like "The Haut-Medoc tries to tickle but pinches instead." (Ce Haut-Medoc essaye de chatouiller mais il pince.) Make new friends by knowing the only compliment a Frenchman wants to hear: Vous etes les gens les plus intelligents du monde. (You are the most intelligent people on earth.") With quick-to-find practical tips throughout Wicked French gives even the first-time visitor the confidence to keep his nose held high.