Tag: spelling
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”…
Three tricks to make far fewer spelling mistakes that really work
Spelling mistakes can cost us dearly. How to make sure to do as little as possible? Here are three simple tips to improve your mastery of this key skill in…
Fixed spelling in the face of a living language: how to make French evolve?
Before, people made fewer mistakes, young people no longer know how to speak, or even Belgians distort their language… Faced with these declinist formulas heard here and there, the group…
Why do the French refuse the simplification of spelling?
It’s a pretty fascinating example. As everyone knows, in the word onion-oi- is pronounced [o]. That’s good: since 1990, it is allowed to write onion. Let’s calculate: this reform was…
Pensions, doctors, spelling: letters from L’Express readers
Pensions: the majority is not necessarily right Claude Renault, Quint-Fonsegrives (Haute-Garonne) “70% of French people are against pension reform; so it should not be done.” But it is normal that…
Spelling: making mistakes keeps you away from a promise of employment, it’s proven
Finally, is mastering spelling so essential today? When confronted with this question, the linguist Alain Bentolila launches into an unstoppable demonstration. “Let’s analyze the phrase ‘the death of the man…