In the four Texas examples above we have “Etats-Unis”. Should these all be “États-Unis”?
Etats or États
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Brian E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Etats or États
This question relates to:French lesson "Forming the superlative of French adjectives in complex cases"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Brian,
Even though there is a debate around whether the accents should be used on capital letters in French, they are compulsory according to the Académie Française. Thanks for flagging this up, I have just changed these two examples.
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Etats or États
In the four Texas examples above we have “Etats-Unis”. Should these all be “États-Unis”?
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