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"yes both are used. And the two translations "all things considered" and "in the final analysis"  could be right. The more used is "en fin de compte" : it's very used to close a conversation or a subject in a…"

"It means "La police ne se déplace même plus dans ce quartier quand quelqu'un l'appelle" As "Le quartier" is already clarify in the first sentence, it's not useful to refer back to "le…"

"it's right. Jusqu'en 1985 : only with a month (and/or/without) year. But not with a date with the day. Jusqu'au 15 avril 1985 : date with the day. Jusqu'à 10h  : with an hour. With "fin" (or début)…"

""vu que..." and "compte tenu de..." are used in conversation. "à la lumière de ..." is not used in conversation."

"actually i went to a french cooking school (in new york) so i'm familiar w the terminology.  i shouldn't have used wine as my example.  but as i suspected, if i add something for the first time, i will "ajouter" and if…"

"to add wine in the dish ? in cooking there is a specific vocabulary in french. if you add wine in the dish for the first time you probably read "déglacer", if you add a lot of wine it's "mouiller". But you may find…"

"The root of the word seems to mean that, but now people use both of them without respect the difference."

"so deplorer is more intense cuz u cry whereas w regretter u simply experience pain but don't cry? "

""déplorable" is used as "comportement déplorable" and "conditions déplorables" meaning that it's unacceptable. But "déplorable" is used as "regrettable"…"

"Yes, the reason is we have a lot of software and planner in original english version. So words go into our lifes. It's worse for me, I work for the french branch of an american company. A lot of texts are in english."

""La maîtrise du français" is used. (Il maîtrise le français) "La maîtrise de la langue" is used. "Parler couramment" is used too. "L'aisance en français" is formal…"

"the english creeping in makes things easier and is often faster, but on the other hand, i lament the erosion of the most beautiful language.  "

"so just confirm, there's really no difference between de'plorer and regretter and yes, i see it used for victims of accidents, etc.   but it's not used as it's only used in english which is to strongly condemn…"