Le Mot Juste: How to Impress Tout le Monde with Your French

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Have you ever wondered exactly what deja vu is? Have you made a faux pas? Eaten an hors d'oeuvre? Voulez-vous an explanation of the above? Then voila, here is a collection of les bons mots so you can start to learn that certain je ne sais quoi of the French language. Le Mot Juste contains 150 beautiful words and phrases that you'll love to say every day.

Imogen Fortes is a writer, editor and author of The Design Museum's Paris in Fifty Design Icons and The Rough Guide to Paris. She has written books on behalf of cultural institutions, brands, restaurants and chefs, and has contributed lifestyle and travel features to a range of publications and websites.

This tongue-in-cheek guide to the French language and its many foibles is a far cry from the stuffy phrase books of old [...] it's the perfect read. * France Today * Beautifully illustrated, the phrases and words chosen all reflect a love of the elegance and harmony of the French language * French Property News * A tiny but fabulous book of words... the sort of words that roll off the tongue and sound delicious, romantic, and so... well French! * The Good Life France Magazine *