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Patrick K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Sound quality is terrible

I found that the sound quality on this recording was really terrible, there's an echo that made it really difficult to make out what the speaker was saying, so I abandoned it.

Asked 3 years ago

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Anne D.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

soit…soit + choice between two verbs

A post further down says "soit..soit is used when followed by anything other than a verb". I’ve just done a quiz elsewhere where the answer they wanted was "Soit tu mets du déodorant, soit je te quitte"! Is this a usage that exists but isn’t good French? If so, what’s a better way to express it? I can’t imagine "soit que" is very common and "que" + subjunctive verb seems to be a yes/no situation (eg que tu le mettes ou pas) rather than offering two alternative verbs.

Thank you.

Asked 3 years ago

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James W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

why isn't 'a commencé' in imperfect as I thought explaining a story called for it? I get it happened at a fixed point but its a description being told

Asked 5 years ago

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Aayushi T.A2KwizIQ community member

Vous lui avez tenu la main quand il avait peur.

Hi, why are we using an indirect object in this case? Is the expression "tenir à/par" to hold someone's hand (by the hand)?

Asked 4 years ago

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Sarah G.C1KwizIQ community member

use of subjunctive in interrogatives after verbs like penser

I knew that in inverted questions you use the subjunctive after verbs like 'Pensez-vous...' If you start the question however with 'Est-ce que vous pensez...?' does that rule about the subjunctive not apply? I ask because I had put 'Est-ce que vous pensez que ce soit un problème structurel' and this was marked with a correction to '.......c'est' instead of 'ce soit'

Asked 1 year ago

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John C.C1KwizIQ community member

Anxieux vs nerveux

Should je suis toujours anxieux also be an accepted answer compared to je suis toujours nerveux? Or perhaps anxieux is considered more a medical condition and too strong in this context?

Asked 3 years ago

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P. C.B2KwizIQ community member

she had to face the facts

About 'face the facts', is it also correct to translate it as ' faire face aux réalités'.

I think 'faire face à ' is a very common expression.

Asked 5 years ago

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David T.C1KwizIQ community member

On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblésOn ne s'était jamais autant ressemblés que ce Noël-là, - ou On ne s'était jamais autant ressemblé que ce Noël-là, ?

Asked 4 years ago

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