Questions tagged [orthographe]
Manière d'écrire les mots en français.
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How do I determine when to use inversion versus est-ce que when asking questions in formal French contexts? [duplicate]
French sentence structure generally follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, similar to English. However, there are nuances in word order, particularly with adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns. ...
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Quelles sont les orthographes typiques pour «ne...plus» quand on n'ajoute pas le «ne»?
Quand on écrit dans les SMS ou en ligne, on n'utilise pas tout le temps le ne dans les négations. Alors, quelles sont les solutions typiques pour éviter la confusion entre ne...plus et la forme ...
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Faut-il vraiment supprimer l’accent circonflexe ?
Salut à tous,
Je m’appelle Talon Angélil et je suis passionné par la langue française, mais je dois avouer que parfois elle me fait grincer des dents… 😅
Je voulais lancer une discussion qui me ...
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Would it be a mistake to say or write "moins d'une heure" rather than "moins de une heure"?
I've noticed that when referencing a specific amount of something beginning with un/une, it doesn't seem to be apostrophized. I've seen "plus de une heure", "moins de un quart d'heure&...
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What clues can the French of this caption give for dating it?
This question was originally asked on History, where a picture and links are given.
The caption reads:
JERÔME DE PRAGUE
né dans cette capitale de Boeme
fut brulé vif au Concile de Conſtance
l'An 1416....
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Any orthographic and pronunciation rules for e followed by a vowel?
Consulting various sites I have compiled the following list or rules for the spelling and pronunciation of e:
La distribution de /e/ et /ɛ/ suit plus ou moins la Loi de position, c'est-à-dire que /e/ ...
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Did Victor Hugo make many spelling mistakes?
A phrase of Victor Hugo's that I have often seen quoted is: N'imiter rien, ni personne. Un lion qui copie un lion devient un singe. Most places where it is quoted simply give its source as "Tas ...
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/a/ et /ɑ/ dans « travail » et « bataille »
Bonjour,
J'ai une question concernant la prononciation de [a] et [ɑ] dans travail [tʀavaj] et bataille [batɑ:j].
Aujourd'hui, la différence entre a antérieur [a] et a postérieur [ɑ], est peut-être ...
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What is the convention for writing names of Quebec towns with "Saint" in French?
I think it should be Saint-Jovite, but I see St-Jovite, St Jovite, and Saint Jovite. Is it the same for street names, like la rue Saint-Urbain, le boulevard Saint-Laurent?
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Is using "oe" in place of "œ" perceived as a mistake in writing?
Although I've always known about it, I have never bothered to actually write the œ character in the words that use it, instead always just writing oe. Nobody has ever commented on it, but I'm just ...
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Albertville 1992 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony Transcript Wanted
I am having trouble with transcribing Christophe Salengro's poems from the Albertville 1992 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony. I have scoured the Internet looking for a premade transcription, and ...
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Why has French kept all its silent letters where other languages have dropped them over time?
In this prior question, the evolution of French's silent consonants was addressed, and how the nature of Latin's pronunciation over time led to the diminution of those sounds until they were entirely ...
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Distinguishing "pu" and "ſcu" in cursive
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Until today, I thought this phrase was, "qui n'ont pu signer".
After I saw the new answer about Savoir with Circumflex, I wondered if this could be ...
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Does savoir use a circumflex on the past participle su?
I'm studying old baptism records where I frequently see the phrase, "qui n'ont su signer."
Sometimes it looks like this was spelled, "qui n'ont sû signer."
Is the circumflex just a ...
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Orthographe "zamicalement" ?
Je suis tombé sur le poème "Histoire de Mlle Manon" de J.-Joseph Vadé.
Dans la première strophe, on peut lire :
Qui veut savoir l'histoire entière,
De mamselle Manon la couturière,
Et de ...
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