The pronunciation of plus

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The pronunciation of plus

Apart from when liaison occursas mentioned in this lesson, when is the s pronounced in plus. Confused.
Asked 7 years ago
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Jennifer,

While Aurélie does an excellent job in providing the pronunciation rule, I have located a couple of other sites that, perhaps, can give you some added insight:

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/plus/
https://frenchmoments.eu/pronunciation-of-french-adverb-plus-when-to-sound-the-s/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvc6KpW7jfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7nTsxUy30

I, too, have difficulty in remembering exactly when to pronounce the «-s».
I hope you find these helpful.
J'espère que ma réponse vous aiderait.

Bonne chance et bonne continuation dans vos études en français, la langue de Molière et qui a été utilisé par le monde français depuis l’époque d’Hugues Capet

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
The grammatical answer is: when "plus" is used as a pronoun meaning "more" you pronounce the final s. When it means "less" or when it is used as part of a negation you don't pronounce the s (unless it is followed by a vowel). Plus de messages (with silent s) = no more messages Plus de messages (with s pronounced) = more messages In this case you can't devine the meaning unless you know the context or you hear it spoken. -- Chris (not a native speaker).
Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you both for that. I will be checking out the sites you quoted Ron and Chris your answer reminds me why I find it so difficult to remember when to pronounce and when not.
Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quand on dit qu'il n'a pas de lait, on utilise < de > mais quand on dit qu'il n'a plus du lait, on utilise < du lait > ? bien qu'il ait utilisé un négatif.  Est-ce je cherche midi à quatorze heures?  Est-ce que j'ai raison.

The pronunciation of plus

Apart from when liaison occursas mentioned in this lesson, when is the s pronounced in plus. Confused.

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