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"Yes, this is a specific type of epenthesis (but quite common) whereby a consonant ge…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 22, 2011 to epenthesis

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"So I guess  you mean something like:   Le gouvernement doit affronter plusieurs prob…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 20, 2011 to what does this mean in english?

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"I guess if you really want the "mais" towards the end, you could save your last exam…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 18, 2011 to what does this mean in english?

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"No, in this case it's a journalistic use of the conditional. The interpretation is s…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 17, 2011 to Conditional tense

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Reply by Pete Laubscher

"Ups, yes absolutely, I forgot to mention that very important difference!"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 17, 2011 to When to use different subordinating conj. that have the same meaning

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"There's essentially not much in it. In the case of lorsque: - lorsque is a bit more…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 17, 2011 to When to use different subordinating conj. that have the same meaning

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"Not sure how common this term is specifically in Canada, but you could say "un duo".…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 16, 2011 to Quick Translation

 2 Mar 19, 2011
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"Ah, OK. If the implication is that the user should enter a date, then use du and au…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 16, 2011 to From, Through, Until, and Effective Dates

 5 Mar 16, 2011
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"P.S. So for "become effective" you could use prendre effet, devenir effectif, entrer…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 15, 2011 to From, Through, Until, and Effective Dates

 5 Mar 16, 2011
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"To translate "through" or "until", you can generally use either à or jusqu'à. I thin…"

Neil Coffey replied Mar 15, 2011 to From, Through, Until, and Effective Dates

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