Arrivederci: It is a formal way to say goodbye, only used when you leave (and not when you meet a person). Its meaning is that you wish to see someone again soon. You use it with people you are not quite familiar with, or elder people. A variant is “arrivederla”, which is even...
let's look at the informal ways. Granted,ça vais not the most formal French. But it's so practical that it's beenused a lot in Frenchlately, and has really made its way in almost all situations: among friends and family, of course, but also at the office or with acquaintances. I...
With a friend, you can afford to be very casual and simple words. But if you are writing to an elderly relative, you must use extremely respectful and meaningful words. One way to determine the quality of your letter is to remember how you talk to the person in a conversation. And ...
Knowing the origins and historic uses of the article of clothing, which you can learn fromThe Gentleman’s Gazette, can also be a way of judging it. If you have something that was originally intended to be worn in the country, for sport, or for utilitarian purposes, like aflat capor a...