French language Q&A Forum

Why is "j'ai regardé dans le frigo" not accepted ? 

This may be a little arcane, but what is the general naming convention in French when using proper names from other languages that use the Latin/Roman alphabet, especially for famous persons? For example, in this exercise Leonardo Da Vinci is rendered in the French Léonard de Vinci. The Italian spelling seems to be widely used & in the States at least there has been a move towards using the native spelling of names in academic works & history books.

In English calling him Leonard from Vinci would sound really weird.  

Wouldn't on y va also be translated as let's go?

Line 2:

Oh, mes rhumatismes me dérangent un peu......

Is the 'me' before dérangent missing? I've listened several times but can't hear it.

Could 'allons-y et payer' also be used or is this a set phrase? When else do verbs get stacked like this? 

What is the difference between: 

Qu’est-ce que c’est que le Sacré Coeur à Paris ?

and

Qu'est-ce que le Sacré Coeur à Paris ?

Why not 'chez la tante' rather than 'à la tante'? I thought for a person it should be chez?

Combien ça coute Is Also valid?

I really enjoyed this article. Yes, it’s chestnut harvest time, but alas the very hot and dry summer here in south west France has resulted in smaller fruits. However, I have managed to harvest some nice horse chestnuts from a tree tucked away behind a nearby cemetery. I also learned this year to add a fig leaf to the cooking liqueur at it enhances the flavour.  I sous-vide the peeled fruits and freeze them in preparation for Christmas when I add to a meat based stuffing for stuffing the turkey neck cavity.