The Anglo-French Exchange

“An essential book that promotes understanding through language.”

Dr Allswell Eno is passionate about the power of words and their role in shaping society. He has been campaigning for over a decade to change the language around race, positing that words such as ‘black,’ ‘white’ and ‘brown’ oversimplify and trivialise ancestry, and perpetuate racism. His campaign bLack of Respect and supporting website blackofrespect.org advocate a more nuanced approach that includes referring to everyone by heritage, rather than skin colour.

Dr Eno’s fascination with language and its nuances has led him to write an impressive new textbook, which explores the enduring relationship between French and English. Inspired by a need to better communicate with his patients, and a lifelong love of the French language, this highly practical guide is written for anyone who already has a good grasp of French as their second language, and desires to reach that (sometimes seemingly elusive) ‘next level’.

From GCSE and A Level and degree students to Francophiles, The Anglo-French Exchange is designed to bypass the tedium of wading through dense, grammatical explanations that are irrelevant for everyday French. It explores idiosyncrasies and means of expression that will help you speak like a native. Dr Eno achieves this through real-life examples and variations that might crop up in different contexts.

With well-placed explanatory notes and footnotes, this book illustrates cultural subtleties and clears the obstacles inhibiting a mastery of French. It is your passport into the French-speaking world and does the same for French-speakers seeking fluency in English.

About the Author
Dr Allswell E. Eno was born in Greenwich, south-east London and grew up in the boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham. He trained in medicine at St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, now part of King’s College, London. Having practised hospital medicine to registrar level in a range of specialties, Dr Allswell switched to general practice training in 1997. After 25 years working as a GP, he now practises family medicine on a freelance basis in both the NHS and private sector.
Dr Eno’s love of the French language began at school and continued into his professional life. As an increasing number of French-speaking patients came to his practice, he was encouraged to improve his language skills, but found most language books overly dry and pedantic. He realized the need for an easy to use, practical guide to French for those looking to improve their abilities.
Aside from medicine, Dr Eno is a vigorous campaigner on the subject of racial terminology and equality in relation to people of African heritage around the world. He is determined to redress this imbalance and has been campaigning on for over ten years in the form of The bLack of Respect Campaign.