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== Homophones == | == Homophones == | ||
* 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 == | == English influence == | ||
'''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 == | |||
'''Do not write:''' | |||
* ''apartement'' but '''''appartement''''' | |||
* ''apartenir'' but '''''appartenir''' (to belong)'' | |||
* ''corolaire'' but '''''corollaire''''' | |||
* ''envelope'' but '''''enveloppe''''' | |||
* ballade but '''balade''' (a walk) | |||
== | |||
== 2 consonants instead of 1 == | == 2 consonants instead of 1 == |
Revision as of 16:36, 10 July 2020
Homophones
- 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
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
Do not write:
- apartement but appartement
- apartenir but appartenir (to belong)
- corolaire but corollaire
- envelope but enveloppe
- ballade but balade (a walk)
2 consonants instead of 1
Do not write:
- 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"
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"
Do not write:
- "Util" but "Utile" (useful)
Sources
French version: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faute_d%27orthographe