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French uses the capital É, because the use of a capital letter alters the meaning of the word (État: a State, as in a country; état: a state of being). It also cannot be shortened as coup as is often the case in English- because this literally means a "hit" in French, but can be used figuratively to mean many more things.
"Speak French, Be Clean", written on the wall of the Ayguatébia-Talau school. The non-French Oïl languages and Franco-Provençal are highly endangered; because of their similarity to standard French, their speakers conformed first in phonology, and then orthography much more readily. The other languages are still spoken but are all considered ...
Religious elements that long stood as symbols of stability for the French people, were replaced by views on reason and scientific thought. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] The radical revolutionaries and their supporters desired a cultural revolution that would rid the French state of all Christian influence. [ 34 ]
Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French pronunciation: [libɛʁte eɡalite fʁatɛʁnite]), French for ' liberty, equality, fraternity ', [1] is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto.
Raison d'être / ˌ r eɪ z ɒ̃ ˈ d ɛ t r ə / is a French expression commonly used in English, meaning "reason for being" or "reason to be." Raison d'être may refer to: Music
The Charter of the French Language, first established in 1977 and amended several times since, has been accused of being discriminatory by English-speakers. [ citation needed ] The law makes French the official language of Quebec and mandates its use (with exceptions) in government offices and communiques, schools, and in commercial public ...
The tag line for the film has two meanings -- one much dirtier than the other.
In a study published in March 2014 by Forbes, the investment bank Natixis said that French could become the world's most spoken language by 2050. [104] [better source needed] In the European Union, French was the dominant language within all institutions until the 1990s. After several enlargements of the EU (1995, 2004), French significantly ...