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Future progressive tense

Started this discussion. Last reply by George Hunt Apr 9, 2016. 1 Reply 0 Likes

There is a simple pattern in English to express a sustained action in the future:I will be taking meals in the hotel the whole week.She will be seeing her family in July.He will be speaking to the…Continue

Placement of multiple objective pronouns

Started this discussion. Last reply by George Hunt Mar 21, 2016. 9 Replies 0 Likes

In case of, say, 3 objects to 2 verbs, like this:Mary me fait donner le livre à Pierre.When "le" and "lui" are substituted for "le livre" and "à Pierre" respectively,where will they go in that…Continue

Arrête ou ...

Started this discussion. Last reply by Sandra Feb 24, 2016. 4 Replies 0 Likes

There is a film titled "Arrête ou je continue." The English title for it is 'If you don't, I will.'That should be a faithful translation. But I wonder if other interpretaions, completely different,…Continue

Can languages be considered pleasant-sounding , the one more or less than another?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Yeli Oct 28, 2015. 12 Replies 0 Likes

Do you believe that there can be universal agreement , or one by a great majority , on how pleasant a language sounds to the human ear? --even a ranking scale, more or less agreed-upon?To me the…Continue