Tag: spelling
Syrup, welcome, plumpness… These spelling mistakes that ended up entering the dictionary – L’Express
I talk about it here regularly: the spelling of the French language is to logic what the Sahara is to the temperate climate. The sparkling columnist of RTL Muriel Gilbert…
Why we absolutely must simplify our spelling, by Franck Ramus – L’Express
The National Education Scientific Council (CSEN) has worked on a report entitled “Rationalizing French spelling to better teach it”. Why such an initiative? As this work amply documents, the unnecessary…
why Napoleon was angry with the spelling – L’Express
I admit it: these are the kind of scenes that, in a historical film, annoy me to no end. In general, everything is worked out down to the smallest detail:…
You are a spelling ace if you do flawlessly on this test – watch out for the sneaky traps
The days of dictation are far behind you, but are you still a good student today? To find out if you are a spelling pro, answer these few questions while…
Have you just sent an email a little too quickly with spelling mistakes, without an attachment or to the wrong recipient? Don’t panic, you can still catch him… as long as you react very quickly!
Have you just sent an email a little too quickly with spelling mistakes, without an attachment or to the wrong recipient? Don’t panic, you can still catch him… as long…
should we switch to phonetic spelling? – The Express
This week, I decided to commit suicide (professionally) by writing a column that risks losing two thirds of my subscribers. I am indeed going to talk to you about phonetic…
Spelling: do we write “three hundred and thirty” or “three hundred and thirty”?
The use of “cent” in the French language is subtle. For example, how is 330 written in letters? We (re)explain the rule to you so you never make a mistake!…
Spelling: should we write “matches” or “matches”? Don’t make the mistake again
All sports enthusiasts use this term, borrowed from English and which has become essential since the end of the 19th century. But how should we make it plural? There are…
Should we modernize the spelling of the French language?
At the start of the week, Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Cité Internationale de la Langue Française in Villers-Cotterêts. “ A language that brings us together in our unity and diversity…
They want to remove spelling rules used by everyone
Renowned linguists and writers are calling on institutions to simplify several spelling rules. And the impacts would be numerous. What if the spelling rules learned at school were a little…