What is "excuse my french"

vb. (alternative form of pardon my French English)

Excuse My French was a Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1976. Produced by CFCF-TV, the series starred Stuart Gillard and Lisa Charbonneau as Peter and Marie-Louise Hutchins, a mixed anglophone- francophone couple living in Montreal.

The series, produced in Montreal, was judged the best television show of the year by the Montreal branch of the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) in 1975.

Excuse My French was an RDF language programme on the BBC where three celebrities with varying levels of French had one month to learn enough of the language to be able to carry out a task related to their area of expertise in French. They did this while staying in a villa in Provence. They were helped by three teachers (Thierry, Patricia and Christine) from the Institut Français. The series was screened on BBC Two on Tuesday evenings at 9pm in July and August 2006, and consisted of four episodes.

It featured Esther Rantzen, Marcus Brigstocke and Ron Atkinson. Rantzen had the best knowledge of French of the three celebrities, and at the end of the series her task was to interview a politician on a television show. Brigstocke had a basic knowledge of French to begin the show, but showed much improvement throughout the series, culminating in him performing a comedy sketch completely in French. Atkinson began the show with no knowledge of French (although he has a little knowledge of Spanish), and faced the steepest learning curve so that at the end of the month he was able to give a short analysis of a football match on French radio.

The show was more light entertainment than educational, and was often not taken seriously by the contestants, which led to a number of entertaining confrontations between the students and their tutors, especially Atkinson with his teacher Christine. However, at the end of the series, all three of the celebrities managed to perform their task successfully.

There was some criticism over the programme, in particular over the area that the students were in, as the Provençal have a strong regional accent, an experience akin to learning English in Newcastle. Plus, the attitude by some of the teachers was seen as being harsh and some of the tasks were seen as much too difficult, such as making deliveries to people but with something deliberately put wrong in their deliveries.

Excuse My French may refer to:

• " Excuse my French" or "Pardon my French", a common English-language phrase intended to excuse the speaker's use of profanity
• Excuse My French (1974 TV series), a Canadian sitcom
• Excuse My French (2006 TV series), a British reality series
• Excuse My French (album), an album by French Montana
• La Moakhza, known in English as Excuse My French, an Egyptian film directed by Amr Salama

Excuse My French is the debut studio album by American rapper French Montana. It was released on May 21, 2013, by Coke Boys, Bad Boy Records, Maybach Music Group, and distributed by Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Ace Hood, Lil Wayne, Birdman, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Max B, Ne-Yo, Machine Gun Kelly, Raekwon, Scarface and Snoop Dogg, among others.

The album's production was handled by Mike WiLL Made It, Jahlil Beats, Reefa, Rico Love, Lex Luger, Cardiak, and Young Chop among others. On June 16, 2013, the album has sold 94,000 copies in the United States.

Excuse My French is a 2014 Egyptian film Comedy directed by Amr Salama, based on Salama's own experiences at a public middle school in Egypt after his return from Saudi Arabia. Excuse My French (La Moakhza) is Salama's third feature, a movie that stirred considerable controversy during its release in 2013. The film was rejected by censors more than three times before it was finally released at the beginning of this year.

Hany is a bright student, has many friends, likes to go to church and adores his father. With his father’s unexpected death, his mother can no longer afford the expenses of private school, and is forced to send him to public school. There, Hany is mistakenly presumed Muslim, and uses this situation to his advantage. However, when the truth is revealed, he must face a myriad of unforeseen problems. This turbulent comedy about religious and class differences humorously and boldly addresses critical issues in Egypt. The film was initially deemed too sensitive by the censorship board and Salama was forced to adjust the script while trying to preserve the film's core concept of religious discrimination. Even after the changes, though, the censors refused the film again in 2010, claiming that it would fuel sectarian strife and that it did not reflect behaviours that exist in Egyptian society.