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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member
Why is it "Certain" rather than "Some"?I'm a little confused. In the lesson above it said "Before the noun, certain/certaine means 'some' or 'particular': it retains a vagueness here. After the noun, the meaning of certain is similar to the English one of being 'sure, certain, unquestionable'." Yet in the example "Certain projets sont faciles" means "Certain projects are easy." Why is it "Certain" and not "Some"? Many thanks Catherine
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Marc P.A1Kwiziq community member
How take the intitial proficiency test again is you are a premium userPlease provide a link to the general "proficiency" test. I can only find it if I start fresh as a non-paying user for the first time. So I have to create a new account again to find it. I should be able to find the test if I am a premium user
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Dareen M.A2Kwiziq community member
Can i use this expression in formal speaking?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Newsagent'sIs there a synonym for "bureau de tabac" if you are looking for newspapers/magazines and are an activist anti-smoker?
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jose f.A1Kwiziq community member
How do we read the year in a date? how do we speak it?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
(ne) personne"Elle a embrassé Alexandre, oui, mais elle n'a embrassé qu'Alexandre, personne d'autre." Is there a way to squeeze in a 'ne' to go with 'personne' here, if it is supposed to mean 'no one'? It feels weird that the 'ne' that pairs up with 'que' should extend to personne as well.
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
Paul asked: "Can you please explain why "Je me rappelle le Québec." is correct ?What are the ways of saying ''I remember Québec.'' ? Je me rappelle du Québec. / Je me souviens du Québec. / Je me rappelle le Québec.
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
Yellamaraju asked: "Is "les premiers au courant." an idiomatic expression." ?What about "la première à le savoir"? See = "Quand j'aurais pris une décision, vous serez les premiers au courant." (When I've made a decision, you'll be the first to know.)
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
En with masculine regions"Reasons of pronunciation" is pretty vague. What masculine regions other than Ontario may use 'en'?
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radhika s.A2Kwiziq community member
How to write and pronounce 1815 in words
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