Following on from Malc's debacle in the quincaillerie asking for a pique (spade in card games) when wanting a plastic shovel, another reader Peter mentioned to Malc that he went into a quincaillerie and wanted wooden posts (piquets) The shopkeeper started flapping his arms and asking if he wanted red or green as he had actually asked for some woodpeckers ( pics)
Also be careful when talking about puppies as I have made this error to French friends consternation. A chiot is a puppy, if you refer to a female puppy do not say chiotte which actually means " shit house" which is very rude. When I did it all the French in the group looked uncomfortable.
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