I used “Évidemment” instead of “Bien sûr” for the term “Of course”, and it was not included as any of the accepted terms. Could you please explain the appropriate use of “évidemment”? Several dictionaries translate it as “of course”, but perhaps there is a usage nuance that I do not understand?

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Amanda B.C1Kwiziq community member

Comment ________ tes vacances ?" How are your holidays going?Comment ________ tes vacances ?" How are your holidays going?Why is the answer to this "se passent" please? I struggling to work this out! Wouldnt that be "How are their holidays going?"

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prescriptive versus descriptive EnglishI read the Q&A for this lesson on collective nouns and the discussion at https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/is-this-english-correct and I see where Kwiziq is coming from. However, it would clearer for many Engliish speakers if you left out the "how it is in English" versus "how it is in French" comparisons. There are too many interpretations of collective nouns in different forms of English, and many of us haven't learnt the English prescriptions, so we are probably making frequent mistakes in English. In other words, just give teach the French grammar.

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les articles: Défini ou indéfini...

"Je mange des algues et je nage souvent avec les poissons." There both indefinite and definite articles in this sentence. Why not, "Je mange les algues et je nage souvent avec les poissons," or "Je mange des algues et je nage souvent avec des poissons?" And also, "J'aime bien aussi collectionner les coquillages." Why not, "J'aime bien aussi collectionner des coquillages?"

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Randy K.B2Kwiziq community member

I'm puzzled by this tense. Is it typically used in conversation, or is it more frequently found in books?

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