Tu or vous? Plus, what to say when someone “loses their tongue” 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

If you haven’t yet, we invite you to settle in with a cup of tea and watch Session 4 of Le Cercle de Bruno, which took place last Friday.

It was a joyful, thoughtful hour, and we would love for you to be part of it,

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Le Cercle de Bruno meets tomorrow! 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

A quick reminder that we’re meeting again tomorrow to wrap up chapter 2 and dive into chapter 3 of Bruno et la magie de l’amour!

📅 Tomorrow’s Details

Friday, October 2nd
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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You won’t believe why the French say ‘speak like a Spanish cow’ 🐄

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a lovely third gathering of Le Cercle de Bruno on Monday!

We dove into chapter 2, right at the moment Bruno and Mia see each other again after weeks apart.

And Barry, once again, slipped in some wonderfully colorful French idioms for us to unpack together.

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Session 2 replay is up! + join us tomorrow for chapter 2 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a joy it was to finish chapter 1 of Barry’s new book together!

It’s such a pleasure watching this story come alive through all of your voices.

By the end of the chapter, Bruno has chosen his path — magic over love — and is preparing to spend his summer in Brittany training with his aunt,

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Meeting in a few hours! + a lovely French expression 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

We’re meeting again in a few hours to continue reading and editing Barry’s brand-new book together!

📅 Today’s Details

Today, Friday, September 18th
🕓 4pm UK / 5pm France / 11am EDT / 8am PDT

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What a first session! + Chapter 2 next Friday, and something special 🍂

To our circle of French Story Listeners,

What a beautiful first session of Le Cercle de Bruno! 💕

There was so much laughter, so many wonderful tangents, and the kind of real, unpolished French conversation that reminds us why we started this in the first place.

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