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"The general idea is mentioned ("baisser les prix", as Frank says). If it makes it ea…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 14, 2009 to What does the word "Y" represent?

16 Aug 15, 2009
Reply by Une

"See my comment belolw -- I was assuming it was a partial sentence. If it's intended…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 11, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"Ah sorry, I think I misread the original-- I was assuming that it wasn't a complete…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 11, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"No, and I wonder if "c'est-à-dire" would be more common?"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 10, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"P.S. For pure completeness, I realaise I should add that there are some rare circums…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 10, 2009 to Pronunciation Question

6 Aug 10, 2009
Reply by Brent

"As a rough guide: -nt on the ends of verbs isn't pronounced -in consonant letters (a…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 9, 2009 to Pronunciation Question

6 Aug 10, 2009
Reply by Brent

"Frank-- I think it's not actually correct. The text is probably talking about a "po…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2009 to translation correction please

2 Aug 7, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

"Frank -- I think the meaning of (1) is closer to e.g. Ça fait une semaine que je sui…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2009 to La semaine dernière

9 Aug 13, 2009
Reply by Frank

"I don't think these mean quite the same thing, and I don't think they mean quite wha…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 6, 2009 to Pareille OR semablable

1 Aug 6, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

"No -- only (1) is grammatical in this case. Use Il est with an adjective, e.g. Il e…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 6, 2009 to C'est OR Il est

1 Aug 6, 2009
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