Tag Archives: lettre

Lettre signature: pas d’accusé de réception

[en]I just learned that the signature lettre I sent to France (a client who isn’t paying me) will not allow me to know if it’s been received or not: tracking stops at the border. I should have sent a letter … Continue reading

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged accuséderéception, courrier, envoyer, france, lettre, lettresignature, poste, recommandé, signature, suisse, switzerland, Venting | Leave a comment

Sur l’arrière-train!

[en]Just got a commercial letter from IKEA using the informal “tu” instead of “vous”, and am frankly quite shocked. I use “tu” very easily and tend to prefer it to “vous”, but we’re so use to associating “vous” to official … Continue reading

Posted in Language Geekiness, My corner of the world | Tagged Anecdotes, commerciale, conventions, correspondance, français, ikea, ikeafamily, Languages / Linguistics, langue, lettre, politesse, suisse romande, tu, tutoiement, Venting, vous, vousoiement, vouvoiement | 8 Comments