This book isn't anything you have to memorize. As Catherine Ostrower, who teaches French at Wesleyan and was proofreading the book, wrote to the author: "THIS BOOK IS JUST SO MUCH FUN TO READ!"

It gives you the fascinating stories of English words that came from French, often words you would never have dreamt were French (like important, relay, stereotype, surrender, stranger, similar, and delicious). It tells you how these words evolved, how they arrived in English, and how they changed once in English. Think of these fascinating stories as a little treat for when you just feel like reading something interesting.

Books in this Series by Saul H. Rosenthal


The Rules for the Gender of French Nouns (3rd revised edition)

Speaking Better French: Faux Amis

Speaking Better French: More Faux Amis

Speaking Better French: Still More Faux Amis

French Faux Amis: The Combined Book


Speaking Better French: The Key Words and Expressions

Speaking Better French: More Key Words and Expressions

French Key Words and Expressions: The Combined Book


All the French You Use Without Knowing It