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My teacher taught me this

My teacher taught me that une robe blanc et noir would be une robe blanche et noire

This question relates to:French lesson "Compound colour names and colour names derived from things are invariable (French Colour Adjectives)"
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Bonjour Sadie,

Une robe noir et blanc = a black and white dress

-> the dress is made of two colours 

vs

Les touches noires et blanches du piano = the black and white keys of the piano

-> one key is either black or white but not both

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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My teacher taught me this

My teacher taught me that une robe blanc et noir would be une robe blanche et noire

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