Tag: spelling
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…
You have the level of a French teacher if you answer these spelling questions correctly
This very quick spelling quiz allows you to assess your level in French in just a few seconds. If you answer it without making the slightest mistake, you will be…
Should we write “in half an hour” or “in half an hour”? Improve your spelling
There are words that we never know how to write correctly. And these 30 minutes are part of it. Should we write “half hour” or “half hour”? We explain how…
“Orange”, “bonheur”, “haut”: the most beautiful mistakes in French spelling
Do you know why the word “happiness” takes on a h ? Easy, you’ll think, because that word originally meant “good time.” Well, not at all ! In reality, “happiness”…