721 The French; Hidden Gardens in Paris
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The Boonjour Effect
Rick Steves talks with Julie Barlow and Jean-Béndon Nédó, about the story of French. About 10% of the vocabulary in French is of Frankish origin; terms like Gére are Germanic. The Tsar spoke better French than Russian 120 years ago but was proud of it.
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