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Aug 29th, 2007 | 08:15 AM

Robespierre

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French language quiz

Name a word that contains three of the letter 'e' in a row. (Remember: you agreed that it looks weird to anglophones.)

Aug 29th, 2007 | 08:25 AM

marcy_

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Créée?

Aug 29th, 2007 | 08:34 AM

Robespierre

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Excellent. (Didn't fall for the "you agreed" (agréée) bait, eh?)

Aug 29th, 2007 | 08:40 AM

marcy_

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Doh!

Aug 29th, 2007 | 10:12 AM

PatrickLondon

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Faux ami, Robespierre!

Aug 29th, 2007 | 12:16 PM

hanl

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This could be a fun game to play.
Who can think of a French word that contains all 5 vowels?

(conjugations of verbs accepted)
(and there's a clue in this post)

Aug 29th, 2007 | 12:39 PM

monet77

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I didn't get your clue, but aperiodique contains all five vowels in order

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Aug 29th, 2007 | 04:56 PM

grandmere

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Ils conjuguaient?

Aug 29th, 2007 | 05:01 PM

Pvoyageuse

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anticonstitutionnel (which is also the longest French word).

Aug 29th, 2007 | 05:13 PM

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monet77

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Anticonstitutionnellement is longer.

Aug 29th, 2007 | 09:47 PM

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hanl

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I was thinking of jouaient, but conjuguaient is better!

Aug 29th, 2007 | 09:48 PM

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hanl

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Oh, and aperiodique and anticonstitutionnel(lement) are better answers than mine too!

Aug 29th, 2007 | 10:38 PM

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baldrick

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Not to mention aphrodisiaque...

Aug 29th, 2007 | 11:32 PM

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hanl

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Does anyone know a word in French which is masculine in the singular but feminine in the plural?

Aug 29th, 2007 | 11:39 PM

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Pvoyageuse

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un orgue - des orgues
l'amour - les amours

Aug 29th, 2007 | 11:50 PM

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Aug 30th, 2007 | 01:09 AM

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cocofromdijon

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You have to add an adjective to notice the gender has changed.
You won't know with only "un orgue, des orgues" but if you say "un grand orgue, des grandEs orgues"
"un grand amour, des amours éterneLLEs"

Well done everyone!