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Ce sont les fous qui commandent, "et plus les sages;" on élit d'ailleurs...". Should this not be wriiten as "et ne plus les sages;"

Allen B.C1Kwiziq community member

Ce sont les fous qui commandent, "et plus les sages;" on élit d'ailleurs...". Should this not be wriiten as "et ne plus les sages;"

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Quel est le sens spirituel du Carnaval et du Mardi Gras ?"

Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Celebrations & Important Dates, Listening or Seeing B2

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Allen, 

It would be -

et non plus les sages

the 'non' is implied.

But I have not listened to the passage.

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Ce sont les fous qui commandent, "et plus les sages;" on élit d'ailleurs...". Should this not be wriiten as "et ne plus les sages;"

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