French language Q&A Forum

What about when it is du in front of a thing? Is it still en or y?

That was an interesting article that Maarten linked regarding the inclusive French writing which is being promoted by various people. I am interested in how they pronounce words with middle dots such as "militant.e.s" or "ecrivain.e.s" (or are they only used in writing for the moment?) 

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...“et de lui acheter”. It seems to function like “et en lui acheter”, but for some reason “de” is the correct choice here. 

Why un parfum rather than une saveur?

I was seeking an answer to the same question posed by White below. It can quite easily be included in a lesson for the sake of completion. Some examples of "exceptions" would be welcome. 

In the exercise’s audio (but not in the full audio playthrough) the first part of “qui” in “qui, elles aussi”, and also the first part part of “pour” in “pour une projection” seem to be missing.