Please clarify "pierre" as in "stone(s)"

Di L.A2Kwiziq community member

The stone question was not easy. How would one say "Stone collection" or " Pierre's Stone collection"?

Thank you, Di

Asked 2 weeks ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Just to check that I have understood your query properly, Di -

Although the word pierre can be a stone or a man's name, it all has to do with the use of capital letters.

J'admire la collection de Pierre

So as Pierre in the French text has a capital letter it can only be -

I admire Pierre's collection

Although I do concede that if it was a listening task there could be confusion in the meaning between -

I admire Pierre's collection

and

I admire the stones' collection

What do you think ?

Like02 weeks ago

Di L. asked:

The stone question was not easy. How would one say "Stone collection" or " Pierre's Stone collection"?

Thank you, Di

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