Customer Reviews:
 How to stand out as a foriegner September 29, 2007
O. Coleman (MK, England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Although this book does contain some useful phrases and an easy breakdown of each word, i have to agree with the previous reviewer in that many phrases are outdated. calling a waiter 'boy!' in england would get odd looks, in france you would be asked to leave. This book is probably best used as a basic reference for those who speak some french already and need to brush up on a few things... just dont shout 'garcon' at anyone ;)
Outdated! April 2, 2007
Liamo (Manchester, England, UK)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
For [...] I wasn't expecting much, and didn't get much!
The phrases in this book are hilariously outdated and a dead giveaway to the 1960's original publishing date. Such gems as "please lubricate my vehicle", "where can I find an American doctor?" or yelling "garcon!" at a waitor make hilarious reading, but trying out any of these phrases on real French people will get you slapped.
 Fantastic January 27, 2006
21 out of 28 found this review helpful
Plenty of useful words with a good phonetic breakdown of the pronunciation. Fantastic value and very useful.
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