He does not say 'installent DES projecteurs et DES caméras' as I would have expected. Is what he says an acceptable grammatical alternative?
No articles with some of the nouns
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No articles with some of the nouns
This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "8 mai 1945 : la capitulation de l'Allemagne à Reims"
Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Celebrations & Important Dates, Listening or Seeing B2
Asked 4 years ago
Bonjour Tom,
It is an acceptable usage especially in a poetic context or in literature (when listing two things).
Poetry: Adieu veau, vache, cochon, couvée. (de la Fontaine)
Literature: Enfants et vieillards font souvent cause commune (Sartre)
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!
Tom A. asked:
No articles with some of the nouns
He does not say 'installent DES projecteurs et DES caméras' as I would have expected. Is what he says an acceptable grammatical alternative?
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