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"See Frank's answer for "putain"-- also see French dictionary entry for this word for…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 16, 2009 to Dubious words.

7 Sep 17, 2009
Reply by Frank

"Note that phonetically, [j] is a [i] vowel that: (a) is pronounced with the airflow…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 15, 2009 to Sounding the 'l'

5 Sep 16, 2009
Reply by Jim Warby

"Yes, -ill- usually has a [j] ("y") sound, and -ll- is pronounced [l] when not preced…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 15, 2009 to Sounding the 'l'

5 Sep 16, 2009
Reply by Jim Warby

"Not quite-- leur goes before the verb as mentioned (you don't need the pour in this…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 15, 2009 to Different meanings of 'leur'

9 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Al Graham

"Al -- French and related languages have a special class of words, technically calle…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 14, 2009 to Different meanings of 'leur'

9 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Al Graham

"N.B. boutique is feminine: Je travaille dans une boutique. For (2) and (3) it might…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 14, 2009 to Work and own

3 Sep 14, 2009
Reply by Frank

"I should probably add that in everday speech, there are other (arguably more common)…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 14, 2009 to Different meanings of 'leur'

9 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Al Graham

"Yes, depending on the context, there are three words with the form leur in French.…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 14, 2009 to Different meanings of 'leur'

9 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Al Graham

"For what it's worth, I get the impression that the "-iel" words have taken off a bit…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 13, 2009 to Courrier électronique

3 Sep 13, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

"Originally I think the association between the conditional and English "should" was…"

Neil Coffey replied Sep 11, 2009 to avoir - aurait

8 Sep 11, 2009
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