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Mar 17, 2025
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Last week I misunderstood my husband and thought he was calling me chic when what he actually said was tu as la chic, which translates to “you have a knack for”, and what he meant was I have a knack for upsetting the French. Some would call it a talent. I was surprised he hasn’t taught me this phrase before as it so neatly summed up my general experien…

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