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Valediction. A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3][4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3]
French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.
English language letters are ended with the sender's name (for example, John Doe). Thus, epistolary parting phrases have the following form: Best regards, John Doe; Best wishes, John Doe; Respectfully yours, John Doe; Yours sincerely, John Doe (if the recipient is known to the sender) Yours faithfully, John Doe (if the recipient is unknown to ...
Æ in Helvetica and Bodoni. Æ alone and in context. Æ (lowercase: æ) is a character formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae. It has been promoted to the status of a letter in some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.
Nobility and royalty. Kings of France used the honorific Sire, princes Monseigneur. Queens and princesses were plain Madame. Nobles of the rank of duke used Monsieur le duc / Madame la duchesse, non-royal princes used Prince / Princesse (without the Monsieur / Madame), other noblemen plain Monsieur and Madame. Only servants ever addressed their ...
t. e. French exhibits perhaps the most extensive phonetic changes (from Latin) of any of the Romance languages. Similar changes are seen in some of the northern Italian regional languages, such as Lombard or Ligurian. Most other Romance languages are significantly more conservative phonetically, with Spanish, Italian, and especially Sardinian ...
French. ISSN. 0024-1393. Les Lettres Françaises (French for "The French Letters") is a French literary publication, founded in 1941 by writers Jacques Decour and Jean Paulhan. Originally a clandestine magazine of the French Resistance in German-occupied territory, it was one of the many publications of the National Front resistance movement.
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For 265 years, more than 100 letters written by family members to the men serving aboard the French ...