French language Q&A Forum

I see you are allowing both « deuxième étage » and « second étage » for the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower (which I guess has quite a few floors). I understood that these two terms were not interchangeable and I found the following rule: (Règle : la règle communément admise et partagée par l'Académie française est d'écrire « second » lorsqu'il n'y a que deux éléments et pas de troisième dans votre énumération. Si vous parlez du deuxième élément d'une série allant au delà de deux, alors écrivez « deuxième ».) So therefore in the case of the Eiffel Tower I would have thought that only « deuxième » would have been correct. (Or if there were only 2 floors then only « second » would have been correct.) But I was wondering if in common everyday usage these two words are actually interchangeable these days (as I realise that many French people don’t necessarily agree or abide by what the Académie dictates). Thanks.

en ce moment, il neige dans ma petite ville et une croisière sur la Seine, en été, semble très agréable. 

What do the letters OVNI stand for ?

I loved this exercise.  No idea how long you've been offering it, but I'll be looking for more of them going forward.

Thank you!

Why is the first sentence, "I've always loved school."  translated in the Passé Composé instead of Imparfait: "J'ai toujours adoré l'école" ?  This seems to fit the pattern of giving a description (of me in my past), and since it's "always", it doesn't seem to have a clear beginning and end in the past.

Ils me rappellent de Milli Vanilli.  Pourquoi est-ce que nous perdons notre temps en discutant ces individus stupides?  Perdonnez-moi; je suis un veillard qui ne possede rien intérêt en tels idiots!

Hello!! I would really like to know the difference between chercher and rechercher.

Thank you so much