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"Yes, interestingly there are a few cases like this.   Informally, we tend to think o…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 23, 2011 to Les pronoms toniques

 6 Aug 24, 2011
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"It's also worth noting that these so-called "stressed"[1] pronouns aren't actually u…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 23, 2011 to Les pronoms toniques

 6 Aug 24, 2011
Reply by Hai Ha

"Literally speaking, both are grammatical. But they mean different things, and one is…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 22, 2011 to grammar

 1 Aug 22, 2011
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"When you use the past historic, it gives the effect of "writing in a traditional sty…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 21, 2011 to Past Historic Usage

 2 Aug 21, 2011
Reply by Jim Curnyn

"Yes, basically it means things like "disturbing", "that causes some kind of problem"…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 20, 2011 to is the word 'gênant' often use?

 9 Aug 24, 2011
Reply by Neil Coffey

""analogue" basically means "similar", "comparable".   So they're talking about a "si…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 18, 2011 to "une interpretation analogue"

 2 Aug 18, 2011
Reply by Charles Conaway

"I don't think it's so common now, but "la lame use le fourreau", literally as you sa…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 15, 2011 to "la lame usera le fourreau"

 4 Aug 15, 2011
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"Just a small point: I think "unoccupied" might explain the concept slightly better t…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 13, 2011 to What is the difference between "I am not working", "I don't work"?

 11 Aug 13, 2011
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"OK, there are a few more complex points here.   (1) is correct, apart from the accen…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 12, 2011 to Please help with few sentences...

 2 Aug 12, 2011
Reply by Ladd Russo

"Modal constructions are very roughly similar in English to French. In a strict synta…"

Neil Coffey replied Aug 12, 2011 to What is the difference between "I am not working", "I don't work"?

 11 Aug 13, 2011
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