French Language
Tom Au
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I am a native English speaker who has studied several foreign languages, and who has earned meaningful reputation on SE (>1000) for several of them.

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47 Differences between “Oui” and “Si” in the affirmative? Sep 1 '11
45 Why does French use a "split negative"? Sep 2 '11
15 Why the pronunciation of "Monsieur" as "Missieur"? Nov 4 '12
13 Is there a “non-religious” definition of “catholique”? Aug 18 '11
13 What are the informal uses of "voilà"? Aug 22 '11
12 What was the special name for "French Protestant?" Aug 18 '11
11 When would one use “à” after a noun and before an infinitive? Aug 22 '11
11 How does one say “cream of the crop” in French? Sep 10 '11
11 How did the connotations of "sabotage" evolve from "sabot", a type of shoe? Oct 25 '11
10 About "unusual" word order? Sep 6 '11
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