CLARK STREET ENGLISH
Reading edition
American tourists who are shaky as to their French have often been embarrassed by the voluble replies which their carefully studied phrases bring forth from French lips. Just now the tables are frequently turned, and the Frenchman or woman is puzzled by the fluent American vernacular. An example:
Yankee Trooper—“Parly-voo English, mademoiselle?”
French Maid—“Yes, a vairl leetle.”
Yankee Trooper—“Good work! Say, could you put me wise where I could line up against some good eats in this burg?”