AnneC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Numbers and punctuation

Is it always incorrect to write "vingtième siècle" rather than "XXe siècle" ?

I get caught out by the punctuation in the listening exercises, partly because modern English writing has now dropped so many of the commas that we used to have, and partly because it’s difficult to know from the audio what punctuation is needed. A lesson on this would be useful.

This question relates to:French dictation exercise ""Les Fleurs du Mal""

Dictation exercise C1

Asked 1 year ago

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Vingtième siècle is correct. There's no rule saying that you can't spell out numbers in French.

I wouldn't sweat the punctuation.

Like21 year ago

CécileKwiziq team member

Hi Anne,

Just to add to Chris' answer, we have added the word answer for the twentieth century.

Like21 year ago

BrianC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I’ve also seen the notation “XXème siècle” in other exercises if I recall correctly.

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Numbers and punctuation

Is it always incorrect to write "vingtième siècle" rather than "XXe siècle" ?

I get caught out by the punctuation in the listening exercises, partly because modern English writing has now dropped so many of the commas that we used to have, and partly because it’s difficult to know from the audio what punctuation is needed. A lesson on this would be useful.

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