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The correct answer is: mais ce matin, j'ai reçu un email qui m'informait que cet article était à présent en rupture de stock
but why not .....qui m'a informé que cet article est à présent en rupture de stock.
Hi, Just to inform you that you have two copies of the same video clipping in this lesson.
This is nit-picking, I know, but please allow me to question the literal English translation you gave in one example in the dates lesson. In English the year 2013 (twenty thirteen) is not as the example suggests, literally "two thousand thirteen". It is literally "twenty hundred thirteen". Just as 2022 is literally "twenty hundred twenty-two", etc. We might have chosen the alternative pronunciation of 2013 as "two thousand and thirteen", but that would not be twenty thirteen. When we say "twenty thirteen" we are literally saying twenty hundred thirteen, not "two thousand thirteen".
2013 (deux mille treize)
2013 (twenty thirteen -> literally "two thousand thirteen")
P.S. Parallèlement, on étudient les mathématiques et la langue française. Incroyable! :-)
In this text, "Serviette" qppears to be a beach blanket, though"napkin" is my dictionary definition. Similarly, "Rayures" are "scratches", "Glaciere"
Why does noisette not become plural in this case? I can´t figure this out. I don´t see a double adjective with colors. I also don´t see hazel as a thing like an orange. Maybe that´s what I´m missing.? Is it actually a hazelnut or something? Can you explain this one to me? Thanks so much!
What I don't understand is that I was marked wrong for choosing the literal translation (which you provided in the lesson itself) rather than I don't mind. That doesn't seem right. Particularly when initially learning an idiom, the literal translation helps one to remember the indirect object. If one is only allowed to choose one answer, then you shouldn't offer two that are correct. At the least, why didn't you mark my answer as "parital"?
"Aussi+adverb que+ Subjonctif" is it gramatically correct or not?
I know I can use "Aussi+adjective que+ Subjonctif" But I am curious about using this form with adverbs
For example:Aussi vite qu'elle coure,jamais elle ne me rattapera=no matter how fast she runs she will not catch me?
The narrator of this exercise Le jour des rois was very muffled, like in an echo chamber.
For those of us trying to translate it is difficult enough to understand the words, but the poor sound quality compounded the difficulty.
Hopefully this can be addressed for future dictees.
Thank you, Norma Zippin
I was surprised to see « de la confiture de framboises » indicated as incorrect (the final 's' getting the red strikethrough), not as an acceptable alternative. Only the singular « framboise » was indicated as correct, although the question was raised a year ago and it was noted that either is acceptable.
The plural « framboises » is clearly not incorrect and should not be marked so. Otherwise, it looks like Bonne Maman et St Dalfour may need to change their labelling.
https://www.bonne-maman.com/
http://boutique-stdalfour.fr/
I have already pointed out that it has turned out to be impossible to introduce a cedilla in our responses, either using the directions on your page or keyboard commands that usually works for MS Word. So, I will always be faulted for this apparent mistake even though I have done my best to avoid it.
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