Le week-end

William S.B2KwizIQ community member

Why is "a busy weekend" spelled "un weekend" instead of "un week-end"? Is this a parisian vs Québec thing?

Asked 2 hours ago

Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

William,

either spelling is considered acceptable in metropolitan French.

‘ Weekend ‘ is the post-1990 rectifications version.

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/week-end/82754

https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9W0036

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Why is "a busy weekend" spelled "un weekend" instead of "un week-end"? Is this a parisian vs Québec thing?

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