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Jay D.C1KwizIQ community member
how could I say 'How long ago was this photo taken?' I.e. Single event, not duration.
Asked 8 years ago
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David W.A1KwizIQ community member
Is this becoming obsolete in actual practice, like in English?
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Kari F.B2KwizIQ community member
How would you simply say "I have my BA?"In English I would say "I received my BA in 1995" when referring to a specific point in time but in general conversation with someone I would simply say "I have my BA" to indicate that I had that degree so how would I make the distinction in French or do you simply not have that meaning in French?
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Paul F.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Circonflexe optional on disparaître?

I think that since the spelling reforms introduced into schools in France in 2016, the circonflexe over the letter "i" is now optional in words like "s'il vous plaît (plait)". I believe that also applies to the word disparaître. But in this exercise it is shown as an error if we type "disparaitre" without the little hat. 

Asked 5 years ago
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Gabrielle W.C1KwizIQ community member
Hi, I love the website. I too am wondering why 'we brushed our hair' is 'Nous nous sommes brossé les cheveux' rather than with an 's' added to brossé
Asked 8 years ago
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Michael D.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Saute le 'ne' en parlant?Est ce qu'on sauterait le 'ne' quand on parle cettes phrases, particuliuèrement quand on parle vite.
Asked 8 years ago
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Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
tout le monde est nouveau? Why not nouvelI seem to vaguely remember that there are two ways of talking about new, depending on how new the object is. Here I used nouvel but the correct answer was nouvel? Can anyone enlighten me?
Asked 8 years ago
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Lauryn C.A1KwizIQ community member
J'essaie or j'essaye

Hello, I typed 'j'essaie' but it corrected to 'j'essaye'. However, under the 'you could also say' section, it said 'j'essaie' was correct. Thanks! 

Asked 5 years ago
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CrystalMaiden 7.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
" You took this Kwiz quite recently...soon! " When can I take Kwizs again?How long does someone have to wait before they're arbitrarily allowed to take a Kwiz again? Also, I'm confused about how none of my questions in this site period seem to get answered, or maybe they are answered and I just don't get the answer sent to me or something.
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Thalia C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Quelqu'un peut-il m'aider...?

"Can anybody help me?" I'm curious about why this inversion needs "il" after "peut"?  Is the non-inverted question form: Est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider?

Asked 6 years ago
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