“ Qu’est-ce que tu veux encore”?
What more do you want?
But don’t use “tu” for her –
you’ll offend and your ignorance flaunt.

This is formal, “vous voulez”
is the “phrase du jour”.
And don’t say “hey!”
“Dis-tu “cou cou””!

How did “cheval” lead to chivalry?
(It involves knights and their kind
and “les règles de la chevalerie”)
Etymology and history intertwine.

But don’t stop there!
“Chassures” versus “cheveux”.
One is shoes, and one is hair.
Confusing them is easy to do.

But not as easy as [mɛr], [pɛr], or [vɛr].
“Maire, maires, mère, Mère, mères”,and “mers”!
“Pair, paire, pere, pers”, and “perd”!
“Vair, vaire, ver, verre, verres, vert”,and “verts”!

This is the place to growl “zut”!
“C’est trop difficile”;
Give language learning the boot!
Except…the benefits are real.

The history is “riche”,
the grammar is interesting.
leaving France will be “triste”;
everything is fascinating!

Not to mention the rewards:
Really getting a joke;
When following a conversation isn’t hard
Competently chatting with a nice bloke.

I feel a warm flush of pride
in knowing how to say
nearly anything I might
be required to “connais”.

Tell French “Au revoir”?
Not when it gives me wings!
Instead I’ll be ”ce soir”,
Studying all the things!1.
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1.“All the things” created by Hyperbole and a Half.
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.fr/2010/06/this-is-why-ill-never-be-adult.html