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"The answer to your very last question-- and I think this may be where some of the co…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 30, 2009 to 'Perfect subjunctive'

 6 Jul 30, 2009
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"There are various problems with saying that e.g. (que) je l'aie vendu "means" (that)…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 29, 2009 to 'Perfect subjunctive'

 6 Jul 30, 2009
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"I think if you say in English I'm going to the swimming baths, the implication is us…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 29, 2009 to Piscine OR natation

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"Remember that no word has a single, fixed translation. The appropriate translation f…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 27, 2009 to Route OR chemin

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"French often doesn't make the distinction between did and have done; the passé compo…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 27, 2009 to Past perfect or present tense

 1 Jul 27, 2009
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"Marc-- for what it's worth, I think in Canadian French it is used to mean "actually"."

Neil Coffey replied Jul 26, 2009 to Seeking meaning to a French word from a family member

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"It actually turns out that the masculine version would be practically the same (and…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 24, 2009 to La et lui

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"David -- A common account is that once upon a time, "ne" was the word that actually…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 23, 2009 to Literary Ne,used without the pas

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"Frank, it sounds like we're more or less on the same page. So given what you've sai…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 22, 2009 to L'inde

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"Paul: the expression en vouloir à qn is an idiom meaning something like "to be hard/…"

Neil Coffey replied Jul 22, 2009 to A sentence from Le Petit Prince

 2 Jul 22, 2009
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