Dr & Mrs Vandertrampp isn’t a family—it’s a mnemonic device to remember which French verbs use être (instead of avoir) as their auxiliary verb in the passé composé. This trick is mostly used by French learners, not native speakers.

Imagine you're a French person with a strong academic background, sitting nervously across from an American recruiter in a sleek Manhattan office. You've polished your résumé, rehearsed your story, and now comes the moment when the recruiter frowns slightly, tilts their head, and asks, "I see you did something called... 'Classe Prépa'? What exactly is that?"

A travers cet article je réfléchis sur la différence entre des vacances en France et une authentique immersion linguistique dans le pays. Je veux vous convaincre, vous qui allez voyager en France pour pratiquer votre français, qu'il ne suffit pas "d'être là''.