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Jeff H.C1Kwiziq community member

“je vais faire les magasins” vs “je vais magasiner”

Can someone comment on if there is a difference - ie. in meaning or maybe simply a regional or proper grammar difference of saying the same thing? Thankyou

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Hazel W.A1Kwiziq community member

Partir + de + a place = Sortir + de + a place?

It seems that they mean the same. Correct me if I am wrong

- Partir + de + a place = leave a place

- Sortir + de + a place = go out of a place

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marva W.C1Kwiziq community member

Dimissal of my previous question

I just realized that qui is used for living things, trick question eh

Asked 3 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Une autre fois...

This sentence is missing in the audio.

Asked 3 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

what is a Neologism

Hi,

I was wondering what the word neologism means. You said the French Academy considers La professeure a neologism. What would neologism mean for that?

thanks

nicole

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APOSTOLOS K.C1Kwiziq community member

Different words meaning to leave in English??

Chers amis,

I am not native English-speaking person, but while I was reading this lesson, I made the relations of different types of “leave” in French with my native language which is Greek. In Greek we have different words, as in French, for expressing “leave”, probably there is the same in English with specialized word of meaning “leave”. Some words in English that are synonyms to leave could be for example, depart, go, abscond, exit, vamoose, go away, run off etc. So, maybe, for a native English person could be better explaining the different notions of French “leave” with the right word in English. Is that right? What do you think?

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Mike H.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En replacing a prepositional phrase beginning with "de"La liberté d'expression est un droit fondamental mais il faut ________ respecter les limites. The correct answer is "en", but it is seems to me that what must be respected is "la liberte", not "d'expression" which is not a phrase, but a modifier of la liberte.

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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Use of "le, la, les.." vs. possessive pronouns: "son, sa, ses..."

I have noticed that all the phrases use the pronouns, "le or la". As in:

"La fille dont le frere travaillait avec moi..."

"Francois, dont j'ai rencontre la femme..."

Is there any problem with saying the following for example?: