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Do you have any lessons or notes on why the [nombre] occurs after les années.

Ex- "Vous étaiez étudiants dans les années quatre-vingt."

Why does one say 'appelez-le' but 'téléphonez-lui'?

Relatedly, in an inverted question like "La fille a-t-elle un chat ?" , is the placement of the subject at the beginning done solely for emphasis?  If so, would it be uncommon for a comma to appear after it?

[Edit] As usual, I found the answer after posting the question...

Apparently, when the subject is a noun or name, that subject remains in place and is repeated in the form of a subject pronoun.

In the lesson above, you have AIMER BIEN / BEAUCOUP - TO LIKE / (A LOT). In the quiz, "J'aime bien tes chaussures." was marked incorrect for "I really like your shoes."  It was corrected with beaucoup. If bien and beaucoup don't mean the same thing, then you need to clarify that in the lesson because as it is written, they look interchangeable.

I wrote "et on avait trop bu pour me mettre au volant" but there was only one option  which was "on avait trop bu pour que je prenne le volant". Why is the first expression not an additonal option?

Bonjour,

Can you please explain when to use which version

Je joue instead of j’arid both meaning I act (I thought)

boulot instead of emploi both meaning job (I thought)

Merci

Martin

The rule concerning agreement of "tout" in different situations confuses me.  Why isn't it written "toute à l'heure" so that tout agrees with the gender of l'heure?  Thanks.

I found this explanation in Le Figaro but it does not explain why there is no agreement: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2019/01/23/37003-20190123ARTFIG00047--toute-a-l-heure-ne-faites-plus-la-faute.php