Merci de/pour

Charles T.C1Kwiziq community member

Merci de/pour

I put 'Merci de ces explications' on the grounds that 'explications' was an abstract noun and that therefore 'merci de' was slightly more accurate then 'merci pour'. Is that not the case?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "At the till"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

Asked 4 weeks ago

Like0Answer2

CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Charles,

Thank you for your comment! You're right: both "de" and "pour" can be used in this instance.

Thanks to you, it has now been added as a correct alternative.

Merci de votre excellente contribution.

Bonne journée !

Like04 weeks ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Charles,

https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9R1569

I am inclined to agree with you and remercier de is consistent with the above reference.

Bonne journée

Jim

Like04 weeks ago

Charles T. asked:View original

Merci de/pour

I put 'Merci de ces explications' on the grounds that 'explications' was an abstract noun and that therefore 'merci de' was slightly more accurate then 'merci pour'. Is that not the case?

Don't have an account yet? Join today

« Ce/cette/etc in indirect speech le livre d'enfants »

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard

Find your French level