French language Q&A Forum

In the two optional answers below, why hasn't 'beaucoup' been given as an option to 'nombreuses'?

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Crois-moi, c'est le résultat de nombreuses années d’entraînement

In the phrase, "...il faut défendre ses opinions", why do the French use 'ses'?  I would have expected 'vos', i.e. it is necessary to defende YOUR opinions.  Is it simply the way the French express this allusion to others?

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Can one as an alternative to "deux sucettes au caramel" write "deux sucettes caramélisées"? This is in line with phrases like "porc salé" and "bouillon aromatisé".

Or, does "deux sucettes au caramel" imply lollipops that contain pieces of caramel compared to "deux sucettes caramélisées" that implies lollipops with a caramel flavour?

I find the difference between singular and plural to be very subtle in spoken French, even when spoken slowly and carefully as in the audio lessons.

des (¨day¨) vs de (¨duh¨) 

J'adore aussi l'odeur des châtaignes (plural)

J'adore aussi l'odeur de châtaigne (singular)

Any hints on how to pick up that difference when listening?

As a native English speaker, interrogations makes no sense in this context.  The suggested vocabulary noted "existential questions" but it never appeared.  Instead, we got interrogations.   Seems like an oversight.

(Histoire de ma vie) I have the desire to write a novel or I have no more the desire to write a novel. What means : se passer qchose? 

So, am I correct in saying that the indirect object pronouns, 'lui' and 'leur' are applicable to both animate and inanimate things? 

I answered "je n'en ai aucun". Is this not correct as well as just "aucun" ? The example that Celine gives below seems to indicate that's an option. 

Are these correct?

1. J'étais née le lundi 26 mars 1983.

2. J'étais née lundi. (I was born on Monday) ...talking about a specific context / specific thing that happened on that day, so no "le" used?

3. La réunion est le mercredi 14 avril à 8h.

4. La réunion est mercredi. (The meeting is on Wednesday) .....talking about a specific context / specific thing that will happen on that day, so no "le" used?

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi parfois quand je donne une réponse, le Quizbot dit que ma réponse n'est pas correcte mais dans le "pourrais aussi dire" il me donne exactement la même réponse que je l'ai écrite ?