Two questions: 1) Why Elle aime écouter DE la musique, but J’adore regarder la télé (no de)? My French textbook, Les verbes et leurs prépositions, does not seem to make this distinction, but does not give an identical example. I also found a source that states that Écouter la télé and Regarder la télé can be used interchangeably, suggesting the verb isn’t the issue, but to me the nouns are similarly indefinite. 2) In the negative, would it be Elle n’aime pas écouter de musique? Thanks in advance.

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A couple things I dont understand...Et les au-revoirs qui n'en finissent jamais au téléphone - Why is 'EN' used here?

je ferai gagner du temps à tout le monde - What's the expression here? Because I don't understand why "À" is used here?

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Colin W.C1Kwiziq community member

Hobby vs loisir

Couldn't loisir be used for hobby or is hobby more common (another English word adopted by the French!)?

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The headmaster's office and the headmaster's look

Each of these expressions are translated using 'du'. In English, both are possessive. In the first case, we are talking about a place, so I can rationalize the use of 'du' instead of 'de'. In the second case, I have more of a problem. It seems like a simple use of the possessive which I think would call for 'de' instead of 'du'. Can I get some guidance here? Thanks.

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Lesley W.C1Kwiziq community member

Unable to see correct answers and mark some phrases

On a couple of occasions, after completing a phrase, when I clicked submit, the exercise jumped to the next phrase before I had a chance to see the answer and give myself a mark. Why does this happen?

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