Real Estate

I think the prices are stabilizing in Paris. These are from a few months ago. For a long time I confused mètres carrés with mètres carrés Carrez.

But anything with the prefix or suffix immo most certainly has to do with real estate.

Poncer. Not Penser. Not Panser, either

Poncer is one of those French words that, despite years of French literature study, I just wasn't familiar with. It means "to sand," i.e. with sandpaper. Ponçage de parquet is sanding wooden floors.

It's Never Too Early...

..to get ready for bathing suit season. I guess.

I know about PowerPlate, but what's that box?

Help is on the Way

Dunno why -- I love the word ordi (ordinateur) for a computer.
Some people name their computers.

But oh, "mon ordi." Who needs to give it a nickname?

Not a Parking Ticket

An updated version of the windshield flyer for the driving school. Same shape and color as before. Not like the other flyers; it looks kind of like... a Parisian parking ticket!

Think about it. Same target market.

Sushi Shop, Sushi Ship

By far the most elegant windshield flyer to date. A glossy, three-fold pamphlet with menus and all. And they deliver, until 11 pm.

Increase Your Income

Work at home and be your own boss!

Oh, wait, I am my own boss.

Do Drop In

Une halte-garderie is drop-in day care for the kiddos. (As compared with une creche, which is regular day care.) I think I 've got that right.

Reservée aux Particuliers

"Particulier" is one of my favorite English/French faux amis. It means individual. A cours particulier is a private lesson. A hotel particulier is a large town house. In English, of course, we've taken "particular" to mean special, or even fussy. It all boils down to the original "particle."

In this case it means "Just for individual customers," as opposed to wholesalers, who presumably are gnashing their teeth to get in.

Bonne Annee

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