Harrap`s Rude French

An alternative French phrasebook that takes an entertaining romp through the world of French slang. Slang words and phrases for 15 different themes from shopping to sex and travel to the police. Amusing cartoons to illustrate phrases. Test your rude French '' quizzes. Illustrations and explanations of typically French gestures such as the Gallic shrug and the bras d`honneur. A short history of argot, and a look at argot in French literature. French jokes and spoonerisms, from the corny to the crude. ''