Why it says "docteur ès sciences mathématiques" rather than "docteur en sciences mathématiques"? Does it have different meaning?
En ou ès
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Henryk G.Kwiziq community member
En ou ès
This question relates to:French dictation exercise "The first woman astronomer"
Asked 5 years ago
Hi Henryk,
It is an old French contraction used for 'en les' (from the Xth Century I believe) which is still used for qualifications.
Take a look at the following page I found to shade more light on the subject. But an interesting question which I am sure lots of students will have asked themselves.
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/%C3%A8s/30910
Henryk G.Kwiziq community member
Thanks Cécile,
I found also this: https://www.dictionnaire-academie.fr/article/A9E2534
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