ne...point

What does this negative expression mean?
Il ne m'amuse point.

Not At all? He doesn't amuse me at all?

what about ne...nulle
or ne...nul

Cet emission n'est nulle.
This program is misinformed.
?? Am I getting this??
Pam

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 10, 2009 at 4:57pm

"point" was a drop-in replacement for "pas".

Il ne s'amuse point = Il ne s'amuse pas

However, "point" sounds really oldish. Even in a very formal context, nobody is using it any more for ages, neither in speech nor in texts. If you ever say "point", it would sound ridiculous, not even funny.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 10, 2009 at 5:00pm

Cet emission n'est nulle.

Doesn't make any sense :)

"nul", as an adjective, means crap. The feminine is "nulle".

Cette émission est nulle = this program is garbage

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Permalink Reply by Pamela Kingfisher on September 10, 2009 at 5:05pm

Looks like we need a new textbook! Carlut wrote ours.....or at least an updated version! Thanks Frank!

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 10, 2009 at 5:11pm

Ton livre d'exercices est nul :)

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Permalink Reply by Frank on September 10, 2009 at 5:03pm

ne...nul

Ok, you mean nul ne... or nul n'...
It's a formal and impersonal way to say "Nobody". It's written, almost never spoken.

Nul n'est censé ignorer la Loi
Nobody is supposed to be ignorant about the law.