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In French, what is the distinction between le mariage vs la noce.
I understand that le mariage is the commitment you make to another person.
But, what I find it a little confusing is that I've seen the two words used interchangably to describe the ceremony on the wedding day. Please explain this difference.
I'm a French teacher of 30+ years. There isn't a huge difference between j'aime bien and j'aime beaucoup, but the textbooks teach that aimer bien = to really like and aimer beaucoup = to like a lot.
The lesson says that when talking about specifics, you use être, but the kwiz said this should be aller:
Martine était malade, mais elle ________ mieux à présent.
She is feeling better at present sounds like it is specific, so why is 'est' not right here?
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