Here's an inside look at some of the most excruciatingly formal French expressions in letter and email writing. If you're ever received (or worse, had to write) a formal French letter, then you'll ...

Having to write emails and letters in French can bring on migraines, rashes and itches - even for those who have mastered the spoken language. Here are some explanations and tips from an expert.

From fear to friendship. Sister Genevieve wrote a letter to the future Pope Francis in 2005 when she felt let down by the lack of top church officials attending her aunt’s funeral.

The letter was a learning moment, one of the latest in a three-year pen-pal exchange between Tacoma students and those in Tacoma’s sister city, Biot, France, that’s now extended to a teacher ...