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"Both qui and que mean "who", "which", "that" and introduce what is sometimes called…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 7, 2012 to When and how to use: qui, que and a qui

1 Mar 7, 2012
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"You can see this as a kind of "shorthand" for "des choses qui sont venues...". Verb…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 7, 2012 to Pourquoi on utilise participe passé ici?

10 Mar 8, 2012
Reply by Zhongjie Fan

"They often do-- and colour adjectives practically always do. But there are a few cir…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 4, 2012 to Translation for Peter's Family and The New Baby?

5 Mar 4, 2012
Reply by George Hunt

"Interesting -- it would be intriguing to know exactly with which facts the OED resea…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 4, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
Reply by john welch

"French doesn't really have a distinction between "donkey" and "ass", which are reall…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to Donkeys

3 Mar 4, 2012
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"The story given by Moliner, but without a source for the myth, is that the Normans i…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
Reply by john welch

"P.P.P.S. But... just to emphasise how much speculation and folklore there is in all…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
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"P.P.S. María Moliner suggests that Spanish bigote (="moustache") is also actually de…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
Reply by john welch

"P.S. "bigot" in the other sense you mention-- but maybe not the pitchfork sense-- wa…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
Reply by john welch

"For at least the pitchfork meaning, it seems a bit contrived when, for example, Lati…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 3, 2012 to biges from beige?

10 Mar 4, 2012
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