Sur ordre

Danya E.A1Kwiziq community member

Sur ordre

Why is it sur ordre and not sure l'ordre de Napoléon

This question relates to:French writing exercise "Toussaint Louverture"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

Asked 11 months ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Danya,

You can say both but you might find the following discussion interesting -

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/sous-les-ordres-de-sur-l-ordre-de.3028302/

Bonne Continuation !

Like011 months ago

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Sur ordre

Why is it sur ordre and not sure l'ordre de Napoléon

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