Question about üeIn the lesson, the text says that adjectives ending in "u" become "üe" in the feminine (at least in writing). Later in the lesson, it says that before 1990 the alternative "üe" was the acceptable spelling and is still considered acceptable.
So if "üe" is an alternative but acceptable spelling then what is considered the modern acceptable spelling? Is this a typo in the lesson?
Full quotes included below from the lesson for context:
Note that adjectives ending in -u (and NOT derived from verbs) become -üe in the written form, but are pronounced in exactly the same way as the masculine form.
Note that before the 1990s, the alternative -uë was the accepted spelling, and is still deemed acceptable now.
We just say Hawaï and not le Hawaï even though it's a state/region and not a city?
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Are the expressions "à la fin de" and "au bout de" interchangeable or are they used in different contexts?
This is first time, I understand quite well. Just takes more practices to know the liaison
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It is interesting just how many words French has for 'annoying'!
I thought the future tense should be used after quand or lorsque. So, shouldn't this phrase be, lorsqu'on visitera un nouveau lieu.
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While I am here, 'next week's test' - a student is talking, so the informal « l'interro » is more likely than « l'évaluation » unless a major assessment is proposed. Although the final transcript reasonably uses « le test », the correction board on the way through scrubbed « l'interro » for the more formal « l'évaluation », indicating that as the 'best answer' .
On the next screen « camarade de classe » for 'classmate' (correct) was crossed off for the imprecise and less formal « camarade ». Either should be indicated as being correct.
In the lesson, the text says that adjectives ending in "u" become "üe" in the feminine (at least in writing). Later in the lesson, it says that before 1990 the alternative "üe" was the acceptable spelling and is still considered acceptable.
So if "üe" is an alternative but acceptable spelling then what is considered the modern acceptable spelling? Is this a typo in the lesson?
Full quotes included below from the lesson for context:
Note that adjectives ending in -u (and NOT derived from verbs) become -üe in the written form, but are pronounced in exactly the same way as the masculine form.
Note that before the 1990s, the alternative -uë was the accepted spelling, and is still deemed acceptable now.
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