https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Local France's Emma Pearson insists she get no pleasure from other people's misfortune, but here she confesses to a secret enjoyment at watching her bilingual colleague Emma Albright struggle with the more technical aspects of French grammar. https://www.thelocal.com/20260403/opinion-why-i-enjoy-my-french-colleagues-grammar-pain Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:39:04 +0200 opinion-why-i-enjoy-my-french-colleagues-grammar-pain The name of Paris' Louvre museum - which made global headline this year after the €88 million jewellery heist - is the French word most likely to be mispronounced by Americans, according to a French language specialist. https://www.thelocal.com/20251204/louvre-most-mispronounced-french-word-by-americans Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:47:15 +0100 louvre-most-mispronounced-french-word-by-americans The Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday evening in England, with France tipped to do well - so if you're watching the games here, we've got some handy French vocab to shout at the TV. https://www.thelocal.com/20230811/beer-balls-and-tackles-french-vocab-youll-need-for-the-rugby-world-cup Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:09:15 +0200 beer-balls-and-tackles-french-vocab-youll-need-for-the-rugby-world-cup From heat domes to tropical nights and cool islands - as heatwaves become more common and more intense in France, French vocabulary has expanded to discuss them in detail. Here's the vocab you need to keep up with hot weather chat. https://www.thelocal.com/20230816/essential-french-vocab-for-a-heatwave Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:01:34 +0200 essential-french-vocab-for-a-heatwave France's interior minister believes that "when a legally resident foreigner has not mastered French after several years, it's because he or she has not made the effort". The Local France's Editor and French learner Emma Pearson strongly disagrees. https://www.thelocal.com/20250212/opinion-no-minister-not-having-perfect-french-is-not-due-to-a-lack-of-effort Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:03:09 +0100 opinion-no-minister-not-having-perfect-french-is-not-due-to-a-lack-of-effort Does your personality really change when speaking another language? Are people more comfortable expressing emotions in certain languages and can understanding the emotional shift actually help with language learning? Language professors Mari Mar Boillos Pereira and Ana Blanco Canales explore the latest research. https://www.thelocal.com/20241206/opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:38:45 +0100 opinion-your-personality-changes-when-you-speak-another-language-but-thats-not-always-a-bad-thing The idea of a 'working holiday' - in which you come to France to improve your French while also taking in the sites and soaking up French culture and gastronomy - is a popular one, but how can you maximise your language learning? https://www.thelocal.com/20230821/bar-work-boyfriends-or-classes-the-best-techniques-for-learning-french Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:34:22 +0200 bar-work-boyfriends-or-classes-the-best-techniques-for-learning-french A French linguist has been making waves with his boldly titled book 'The English language does not exist - it's just badly pronounced French', but does the professor actually have a point? https://www.thelocal.com/20240423/is-the-english-language-really-just-badly-pronounced-french Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:35:27 +0200 is-the-english-language-really-just-badly-pronounced-french Moving to France - a country famous for its complicated bureaucracy - can be a daunting task. Fortunately, our new newsletter is here to answer your questions - this month we're looking at new immigration plans, acquiring language skills and healthcare. https://www.thelocal.com/20231208/moving-to-france-language-tests-new-immigration-law-and-jobs-for-non-french-speakers Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:22:36 +0100 moving-to-france-language-tests-new-immigration-law-and-jobs-for-non-french-speakers