The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 23 things you don't know about the French language until you live in France There's learning French in the classroom and then there's what happens when you arrive in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190320/french-language-learn-things-you-dont-know-about-french-before-you-move-here Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:44:04 +0100 french-language-learn-things-you-dont-know-about-french-before-you-move-here How tough is the language test to become French? With many Brits in France looking for options of how to become French to stave off post-Brexit vote blues, we take a look at exactly what the naturalisation language test involves. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160711/how-tough-is-the-french-language-test-for-naturalisation Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:16:48 +0200 how-tough-is-the-french-language-test-for-naturalisation 13 English tech terms France wants outlawed The rise of French startups and the Anglo dominance of the internet have forced France to defend its language even more. Here's a selection of English terms that the Ministry of Culture has replaced with Gallic ones. But are they actually used? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151102/english-tech-lingo-france-wants-outlawed Mon, 02 Nov 2015 18:04:06 +0100 english-tech-lingo-france-wants-outlawed English words the French simply can't say English-learners might get off lightly when it comes to grammar but pronunciation problems can leave them in a proper pickle. Here are the toughest of all words for French people to get their lips around. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150306/english-words-the-french-will-never-pronounce-right Fri, 06 Mar 2015 14:31:00 +0100 english-words-the-french-will-never-pronounce-right