Some tips to avoid spelling mistakes
Even when you think you have mastered it, the French language is strewn with pitfalls and the risks of making mistakes are legion. With this new weekly Faxinfo section, impeccable spelling, a guarantee of self-confidence, will soon no longer have any secrets for you.
Adverbs in 'ment': one or two 'm'?
Admirably, frequently, innocently... The adverbs of manner indicate the way in which a state presents itself, how an action takes place. They are most difficult to write when they end in “-amment” or “-emment”. Doubling the "m" or not, choice of vowel, here is the rule that applies: if the syllable 'ment' is preceded by the sound 'a' written with an 'e' or an 'a', the adverb takes two 'm's, such as 'obviously' or 'elegantly'. If the syllable 'ment' is preceded by an 'e' sound, as in 'notably', only one 'm' is required.
Future or conditional?
We often confuse the simple future indicative and the present conditional. Indeed, if the pronunciation differences are slight ('é' for the first and 'è' for the second), the ending differs: we add an -s to the conditional. To make the distinction in a simple way, the solution is to put the sentence in the third person singular, where the difference will be much more obvious. Faced with the dilemma between 'I will have' or 'I would have', 'he will have' or 'he would have' will remove any doubt on the question.
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