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Why at times, you want us tu write, j'-etais, why the hyphen?

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Why at times, you want us tu write, j'-etais, why the hyphen?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A friend's apology"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Francis, 

Can you be more specific as to where you saw this as this is a typo, and we can correct it?

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MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

There is no reason there should be a hyphen in «j'étais». You should report it as an issue if an answer seems to specifically want a hyphen.

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Why at times, you want us tu write, j'-etais, why the hyphen?

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