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what are the rules for indirect speech when the main clause is future?
I think that "Your flat pleases us greatly" is just as good as "We like your flat a lot." It's probably a little better translation because it tracks almost literally word for word with the French. (Just as in "Su apartamento nos gusta mucho" could and would be acceptably rendered in either English translation, with no disagreement of substance.)
In the lesson re the Cyclades, I left off des and was marked wrong. In the lesson notes, it states that using de after se rappeler is optional. It’s required if one uses se souvenir. So what is correct? Thanks.
Checking a couple of points
Both 'shampoing' and 'shampooing' are formally accepted and used spellings, but the latter is being 'corrected' to the former here.
A 'bottle' of shampoo is mostly advertised and sold as 'un flacon' - ' j'ai fini le flacon ' is not accepted as correct though.
https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9S1514-A
https://www.carrefour.fr/p/shampoing-cheveux-normaux-carrefour-soft-3560070965137
https://www.e.leclerc/fp/dercos-psolution-shampooing-traitant-keratoreducteur-3337875787222
Is "ça" never used instead of "ce" in this context? If not, why not? Is it simply idiomatic?
Very interesting article, but just to let you know, there’s no audio even though it’s in the listening section.
It is worth noting that the verb "voir" and verbs ending in -cevoir do not follow the same irregular pattern.
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