Les points médians

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Les points médians

That was an interesting article that Maarten linked regarding the inclusive French writing which is being promoted by various people. I am interested in how they pronounce words with middle dots such as "militant.e.s" or "ecrivain.e.s" (or are they only used in writing for the moment?) 

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Inclusive writing"

Dictation exercise B2

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AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Paul ! 

C'est une excellente question, and one I was actually asking myself :)

After doing some research, it seems that the way to pronounce such "words" is to express both masculine and feminine forms as such:

les écrivain.es = les écrivains et les écrivaines OR les écrivains ou les écrivaines
(depending on context)

I hope that's helpful!

Bonne journée !

 

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Les points médians

That was an interesting article that Maarten linked regarding the inclusive French writing which is being promoted by various people. I am interested in how they pronounce words with middle dots such as "militant.e.s" or "ecrivain.e.s" (or are they only used in writing for the moment?) 

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