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A final thought

Allow me to reinforce the mantra of this chapter—watch your prepositions!—by imagining a 

rather catastrophic misunderstanding that highlights the perils of ignorance. A cautionary tale 

for the prepositionally challenged.

Louise: Lucas, je t’en veux terriblement d’avoir offert un si joli cadeau à Lola.

Lucas: Eh bien, comme tu me veux malgré cette gaffe, tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur 

des mondes possibles.

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Now that you have a solid foundation in French grammar and vocabulary, it’s 

time to start communicating in French. The following four chapters feature sam-

ple dialogues and key structures to get you started.

Dialogue 1

Chloé meets a young American at a party. She has never met him face to face, but 

she seems to know him . . .

Chris:  Bonjour, je m’appelle Chris.  

Hello, my name is Chris. How’s it going?