I agree with Points Scrounger. The French very much appreciate your efforts to speak their language and are indeed extremely gracious with any imperfection or mistake. They usually will not correct you unless you indicate you're unsure and would like the proper usage explained and then will do so in a very courteous manner. To all of you who are concerned about speaking a foreign language I would say .....just jump in and go for it. I think you will surprise yourselves!