Quoi comment mot final

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Bonjour,A quoi sert le « quoi » à la fin du quatrième paragraphe ?Je vous remercie. Diane

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Bonjour Diane,
Maarten is correct and the link he shared is very good too! Here "quoi" is a sort of filler that French people tend to use at the end of a sentence, meaning "you know?" or "basically".
I hope this is useful.
Bonne journée !

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Hi Diane,Pure speculation on my part.In these times (1940,s) it would not be unusual to make a statement (perhaps contentious) and then having made the "remark / statement" to seek approval by adding "What?"Imagine an officers' mess drinks session. They are discussing the antics of a fellow officer who is a bit of a cad with (say) his exploits with the ladies. "That fellow Jones is a bit of a cad, what?"This terminology is not so common these days, but certainly may have been heard in the officer ranks within (say) a bit of banter 70 odd years ago.This is my best guess  --  hope it may help.Bonne journéeJim

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Quoi is commonly used in informal and varied ways in French. This YouTube from Geraldine at CommeUneFrançaise may be useful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYgpnZlktF8

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Merci à tout le monde !