"đť•Šugar, why don’t you sit down by the table and we’ll start supper," said Helen to her husband of 55 years.
"Sure thing," said the husband, sitting down comfortably.
"Now sweetheart, would you like to start with the soup or with the salad?" Helen asked.
"Let's see, I think the soup first would be great," he responded.
After a whole meal of one endearing term after another, their guest, Tim, couldn’t hold his curiosity any longer. He sneaked into the kitchen and asked Helen: "do you always talk to your husband like that?"
"Tim, I'm going to be honest with you," Helen said. "For the past five years I just can't remember his name!"
There are as many "mots doux", or "terms of endearment", in French as there are in English, and probably in all other languages.
"Sure thing," said the husband, sitting down comfortably.
"Now sweetheart, would you like to start with the soup or with the salad?" Helen asked.
"Let's see, I think the soup first would be great," he responded.
After a whole meal of one endearing term after another, their guest, Tim, couldn’t hold his curiosity any longer. He sneaked into the kitchen and asked Helen: "do you always talk to your husband like that?"
"Tim, I'm going to be honest with you," Helen said. "For the past five years I just can't remember his name!"
There are as many "mots doux", or "terms of endearment", in French as there are in English, and probably in all other languages.
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