Le Dictionnaire Francais 

I sit here reading 

feuillete les pages 

What treasures lie inside? 

La jaquette est jaune 

with navy blue text that reads 

Dictionnaire de poche français-anglais 

I scan for something to strike my fancy 

Qu'est-ce que la table en français? 

Oh, it's a homophone 

Un mot prête 

from French to English 

Qu'est-ce que le "computer" en français? 

Surely that's got to be a loan word too 

aux français de anglais 

Nope 

C'est un ordinateur.

About the Author

Owen Skidds is an English major in his third year at Arcadia University. Being of Quebecker heritage, it's easy to see why he's also working towards a minor in French. He has long been interested in linguistics, and often works with language either as a theme or a tool in his work.