French language Q&A Forum

What are the differences between translating "the end" by "à la fin" or "au fin" or "finalement"?

There seems to be a subtle difference between en même temps and à la fois when expressing "at the same time"; can you state the general rule?

What is the difference when saying dans le and au for masculine countries? and how to know when to use either? does dans le mean in the country and au means to the country??

- i was told that it is always autour DE (by a french conversation teacher),  Is this something that is so commonly used incorrectly that it has become acceptable over time? (in one of your examples, and in others from other sites, it is autour DE LA lune, or autour DU monde.)

Hi Aurélie,  In the very first example you use the subjunctive with the same subject Je ne pense pas que je puisse le faire.  I thought that I had read a rule saying there must be two different subjects. ??

Would you use the  “he/she” verb ending or the “ they” verb ending?