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** "'''ce''' livre" (demonstrative adjective : ''this book'')
** "'''ce''' livre" (demonstrative adjective : ''this book'')
** "'''se''' marier" (personal pronoun used as the object complement of a verb, ''get married'')
** "'''se''' marier" (personal pronoun used as the object complement of a verb, ''get married'')


* confusion between '''maire''' (mayor), '''mer''' (sea) and '''mère''' (mother)
* confusion between '''maire''' (mayor), '''mer''' (sea) and '''mère''' (mother)


* confusion between :
* confusion between :
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** les '''os''' (bones)
** les '''os''' (bones)
** '''Ô''' combien (particle used to invoke, apostrophy and indicate the elation of a feeling).  
** '''Ô''' combien (particle used to invoke, apostrophy and indicate the elation of a feeling).  


* confusion between seau (bucket), saut (jump), sot (dumb), and sceau (seal)
* confusion between seau (bucket), saut (jump), sot (dumb), and sceau (seal)


* confusion between '''ça''' (this) and '''sa''' (her)
* confusion between '''ça''' (this) and '''sa''' (her)


* confusion between :
* confusion between :
** '''c'est''' beau (it's nice),   
** '''c'est''' beau (it's nice),   
** il '''s'est''' habitué (he has been used to it),   
** il '''s'est''' habitué (he has been used to it),   
** '''ces''' livres (these books) : ''attention : "ces" se prononcent  [cé] et non  [cè]
** '''ces''' livres (these books) : ''attention : "ces" se prononcent  [cé] et non  [cè]''
** je '''sais''' (I know),   
** je '''sais''' (I know),   
** elle '''sait''' (she knows)
** elle '''sait''' (she knows)
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* ''corolaire'' but '''''corollaire'''''
* ''corolaire'' but '''''corollaire'''''
* ''envelope'' but '''''enveloppe'''''
* ''envelope'' but '''''enveloppe'''''
* ballade but '''balade''' (a walk)


== 2 consonants instead of 1 ==
== 2 consonants instead of 1 ==
'''Do not write:'''
'''Do not write:'''
* ballade (a kind of song, as in English) but '''balade''' (a walk)
* ''abbréviation'' but '''''abréviation'''''
* ''abbréviation'' but '''''abréviation'''''
* ''addresse'' but '''''adresse'''''
* ''addresse'' but '''''adresse'''''
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==


French version: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faute_d%27orthographe
*French version: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faute_d%27orthographe
 
*https://polyglotclub.com/language/french/question/34720


https://polyglotclub.com/language/french/question/34720
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Insects|Insects]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Environment|Environment]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Common-abbreviations|Common abbreviations]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Say-Yes|Say Yes]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Difference-between-Censé-and-Sensé|Difference between Censé and Sensé]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Christmas|Christmas]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Love❤|Love❤]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Math|Math]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/When-use-Air-and-Aire|When use Air and Aire]]
* [[Language/French/Vocabulary/Useful-Sentenses|Useful Sentenses]]
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 27 March 2023

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Homophones[edit | edit source]

  • confusion between :
    • "ce livre" (demonstrative adjective : this book)
    • "se marier" (personal pronoun used as the object complement of a verb, get married)
  • confusion between maire (mayor), mer (sea) and mère (mother)
  • confusion between :
    • haut (high), 
    • eau (water), 
    • au début (at the begining), 
    • les os (bones)
    • Ô combien (particle used to invoke, apostrophy and indicate the elation of a feeling).
  • confusion between seau (bucket), saut (jump), sot (dumb), and sceau (seal)
  • confusion between ça (this) and sa (her)
  • confusion between :
    • c'est beau (it's nice),
    • il s'est habitué (he has been used to it),
    • ces livres (these books) : attention : "ces" se prononcent [cé] et non [cè]
    • je sais (I know),
    • elle sait (she knows)

English influence[edit | edit source]

Do not write:

  • companie but compagnie
  • connection but connexion
  • correspondence but correspondance
  • dance but danse
  • default but défaut
  • example but exemple
  • language but langage
  • license but licence
  • exercise but exercice

1 consonant instead of 2[edit | edit source]

Do not write:

  • apartement but appartement
  • apartenir but appartenir (to belong)
  • corolaire but corollaire
  • envelope but enveloppe

2 consonants instead of 1[edit | edit source]

Do not write:

  • ballade (a kind of song, as in English) but balade (a walk)
  • abbréviation but abréviation
  • addresse but adresse
  • aggrégation but agrégation
  • aggression but agression
  • ammener but amener
  • appercevoir but apercevoir
  • courrir but courir
  • baggage but bagage
  • gallerie but galerie
  • giraffe but girafe
  • marriage but mariage
  • traffic but trafic

"-é" instead of "-er"[edit | edit source]

Do not write:

  • "Il faut aller mangé" but "Il faut aller manger"

Rule : When two verbs follow each other, the second takes "ER" ( plus généralement l'infintif ex : je vais aller courir )

"-er" instead or "-é"

Do not write:

  • "J'ai manger" but "J'ai mangé"

No final "-e"[edit | edit source]

Do not write:

  • "Util" but "Utile" (useful)

Sources[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]