"Y is pronounced like a double I. Example : loyer is pronounced loi-ier [lwaje] or payer is pronounced pai-ier [peje]."
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I and Y in French
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I see certain relationship between these two characters in French (both are i, although one is i Greek), similar pronunciation: roi, Geoffroy, etc. So what's the history related to the usage of these…Continue
What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?
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Robert Johnson replied to Robert Johnson's discussion I and Y in French"Thank you so much, Neil, for the interesting and knowledgeable reply.
My curiosity about these letters also same from words like 'royal'. I knew it was related to 'roi' but why i in roi changes to y in royal? Is there a rule for…"
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I see certain relationship between these two characters in French (both are i, although one is i Greek), similar pronunciation: roi, Geoffroy, etc. So what's the history related to the usage of these letters? When is i used and when is y used?See More
Robert Johnson replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"Very interesting angle, Erwan.
I like the passage Pomeraye too! Love France. But much of my French is now forgotten."
Erwan replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"Here is a kind of hierarchy among the different words speaking about streets:
allée/chemin < ruelle/impasse < rue < boulevard/avenue/quai/cours
You can find some boulevard in the center of the town but also at its periphery like…"
Charles D replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"Are you really looking for an exact translation of what would be the major mercantile street in a town or city or are you searching for a concept of "Main Street" or "High Street? I mean, like the way here in the States people…"
Robert Johnson replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"Thanks, Benoit.
I am not referring to translation or definition. It's more of a local custom of street naming. When you go to a town in the US, if you see a street called Main Street, you know that's the 'main' commercial street…"
Benoît replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"I wasn't sure of the exact definition of High Street, so I took a look in Thesaurus, and I found: "high street = street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town"
Which is the exact definition of "Axe(s)…"
Grégory replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"It's 'la grand-rue', but it's very obsolete."
Erwan replied to Robert Johnson's discussion What is the French equivalent of Main Street in US or High Street in UK?"There isn't any equivalent of this kind of name in France."
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