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"See my comment belolw -- I was assuming it was a partial sentence. If it's intended…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 11, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"Ah sorry, I think I misread the original-- I was assuming that it wasn't a complete…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 11, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"No, and I wonder if "c'est-à-dire" would be more common?"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 10, 2009 to In this sentence, is "c'est" necessary?

9 Aug 11, 2009
Reply by Une

"P.S. For pure completeness, I realaise I should add that there are some rare circums…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 10, 2009 to Pronunciation Question

6 Aug 10, 2009
Reply by Brent

"As a rough guide: -nt on the ends of verbs isn't pronounced -in consonant letters (a…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 9, 2009 to Pronunciation Question

6 Aug 10, 2009
Reply by Brent

"Frank-- I think it's not actually correct. The text is probably talking about a "po…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2009 to translation correction please

2 Aug 7, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

"Frank -- I think the meaning of (1) is closer to e.g. Ça fait une semaine que je sui…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 7, 2009 to La semaine dernière

9 Aug 13, 2009
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"I don't think these mean quite the same thing, and I don't think they mean quite wha…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 6, 2009 to Pareille OR semablable

1 Aug 6, 2009
Reply by Neil Coffey

"No -- only (1) is grammatical in this case. Use Il est with an adjective, e.g. Il e…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 6, 2009 to C'est OR Il est

1 Aug 6, 2009
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"The exact spelling is émaux cloisonnés. It means an enamel object decorated in a par…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 5, 2009 to french expression

1 Aug 5, 2009
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