Sur ordre

Danya E.A1Kwiziq community member

Sur ordre

Why is it sur ordre and not sure l'ordre de Napoléon 

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Toussaint Louverture"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Danya, 

You can say both but you might find the following discussion interesting -

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/sous-les-ordres-de-sur-l-ordre-de.3028302/

Bonne Continuation !

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Why is it sur ordre and not sure l'ordre de Napoléon 

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