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pourquoi on dit

Je me suis fait faire les ongles la semaine dernière.I had my nails done last week.

Mais  pour "I had my hair brushed."

On dit "Je me suis fait brosser les cheveux," et pas "Je me suis fait faire brosser les cheveux." ?  merci

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#1 is your answer, which does not have the apostrophe between "qui and il". You said this was correct.  My answer #2 has the appropriate contraction "qu'il est", but you marked it wrong. Why?

are here, but the one that counts is not. This is upsetting.

I think it was well written, and I am not good at typing! So, don't want to do it again.

I did a lot of typing to explain the quite obvious error in the answer. What happened to it?

My answer, #2 below, is written "qu'il est". An apostrophe should separate these two adjacent vowels.

The so-called "right" answer, #1 below, is written "qui est" with no apostrophe between qui and est. My answer, #2, correctly has the apostrophe. Answer #1 is wrong; if not, please explain why not.

#1 La femme avec qui il est marié est très belle. Yours, marked as correct.

#2 La femme avec qu'il est marié est très belle. My answer, marked as wrong.

"Elle prendra l'avion à New York, puis fera une escale à Paris avant de prendre un autre vol pour Montpellier."

Why is it "prendra l'avion à New York" but "pour" for "prendre un autre vol pour Montpellier"? Is there a reason it can't be "à Montpellier"?

How can I used il' y a in a sentence , I know il' y a is there is . So can I used like "il 'y a un chat  en  ma maison" that is correct ?

If I write nous allons but in past sentence , I can write like Nous avons allons au centre commerciale. That is correct?

In "le causatif", consider the sentences :

Eva s'est fait laver les cheveux par sa soeur ;

Ils se sont fait piquer par des guêpes.

I know fait is invariable here, but I don't understand why it is, and not faite or faits (or faites)

Thanks
/DO