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Word choice

Would "D'ailleurs" also be acceptable in the sentence that starts, "De plus, je n'ai jamais été très patient..." ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Gardening : yes or no?"

Freeform Writing Exercise A2

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Adrienne,

Chris is correct that they are close and yet not in this case. "Besides" means "en plus / de plus / en outre" whilst "d'ailleurs" means "by the way, incidentally, by the by".

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

D'ailleurs and de plus are very close to each other. D'ailleurs is preferred if there is a logic connection implied.

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Would "D'ailleurs" also be acceptable in the sentence that starts, "De plus, je n'ai jamais été très patient..." ?

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