The French you already know

Since today is Mardi Grás, I thought it would be fitting to take a moment away from talking about Italian to remind you that you already speak a foreign language — several, in fact! But today, we're talking about French.

You've probably heard the name "Fat Tuesday" a thousand times before, but never realized that Mardi means "Tuesday", and Grás means "fat". So Mardi Grás literally means "fat Tuesday".

And where on earth is Mardi Grás celebrated better than in the French Quarter... continue reading at Fluent Every Year