theodore, you know what they say about French army rifles, ah that belongs on another web sight!
Off hand, I'd say you may be better off than all we english-speaking folks. Every country has their own spelling, and same sounding, even same spelled words mean different things. "Bloody" comes to mind. Apparently a totally unacceptable expression in the British Isles, in the U.S it just means covered with blood. John C. (Not Garand)