After high-profile environmental campaigns, the word 'mégabassines' has now entered the French dictionary. Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP The French dictionary Larousse has unveiled its latest list of ...

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 ...

If you’re heading to France and feeling nervous about the language barrier, you’re not alone. The good news? You don’t need to be fluent to have a great trip — just knowing a few key French words and ...

According to some estimates, 30 percent of the English language—or roughly one in three English words—is derived directly from French. It’s a surprisingly high figure due in part to the Norman ...

Just think, you could be called Beorhtnoth now if it weren't for the adoption of Anglo-Norman French names. How fun. So the English-sounding names that are actually originally French? John, Robert, ...

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".