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721 The French; Hidden Gardens in Paris

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Importance of French in the Revolution

French exported itself a long time ago as a global language. And it implanted itself in English. The ruling classes of English for centuries will be speaking French, so you'll see that in the vocabulary of English now. Because that was a turning point in Britain to have a strong central government.

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