That was an interesting article that Maarten linked regarding the inclusive French writing which is being promoted by various people. I am interested in how they pronounce words with middle dots such as "militant.e.s" or "ecrivain.e.s" (or are they only used in writing for the moment?)
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Bonjour Paul !
C'est une excellente question, and one I was actually asking myself :)
After doing some research, it seems that the way to pronounce such "words" is to express both masculine and feminine forms as such:
les écrivain.es = les écrivains et les écrivaines OR les écrivains ou les écrivaines
(depending on context)
(depending on context)
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !
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That was an interesting article that Maarten linked regarding the inclusive French writing which is being promoted by various people. I am interested in how they pronounce words with middle dots such as "militant.e.s" or "ecrivain.e.s" (or are they only used in writing for the moment?)
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