\t\t\t\tParlez-vous Fran\u00e7ais?<\/p>\n
Don’t worry, fluency is not required.<\/p>\n
But you can certainly fancy up your vocabulary\u2014and maybe even fluff up your ego\u2014with French flair.<\/p>\n
Start by saying the word …<\/p>\n
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…\u00a0\u201cdoyenne.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s easy to pronounce: doy<\/strong>-en.<\/em><\/p>\n Dying to delve into the definition?<\/p>\n Think \u201cgrande dame\u201d (also French, but somehow more … matronly).<\/p>\n In my world, doyenne is synonymous with \u201cQueen Bee\u201d and \u201cHead Hencho.\u201d In fact, I dare to dub myself the doyenne here at my farm. I am, after all, the senior woman around these parts.<\/p>\n Where do you get to be the woman in charge? Your office? Garden? Classroom? Kitchen?<\/p>\n Don’t be shy\u2014there is a doyenne in all of us. Dish!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parlez-vous Fran\u00e7ais? Don’t worry, fluency is not required. But you can certainly fancy up your vocabulary\u2014and maybe even fluff up your ego\u2014with French flair. Start by saying the word … Continue reading