Le groupe français 2016 - 2023 Les Voyageurs

[Xenops]

I discovered nifty Le Peit Nicolas animations on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAz9JY8jgMF6j5r6HMDkllg/videos

And it looks like a fan gave some of them subtitles (ouais!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_0uE2FMQEg

[Xenops]

I found this in the French in Action workbook; is it a typo?

Les comédies italiennes ont l'air amusantes.

[Speakeasy]

I found this in the French in Action workbook; is it a typo? Les comédies italiennes ont l'air amusantes.

I had difficulty with this formulation many years ago because it seemed logical to me that the adjective "amusant" should refer directly to the noun "air" thereby yielding "Les comédies italiennes ont l'air amusant." However, my wife, une Québécoise pure laine, advises me that it is "les comédies" that are "amusantes" and not "l'air", hence the formulation that you came across in the French in Action workbook. So then, not wishing to provoke a marital dispute, I will stand by my wife's interpretation and will defend her position to the death (there are worse things than death, you know!)

[zatris]

I found this in the French in Action workbook; is it a typo? Les comédies italiennes ont l'air amusantes.

I had difficulty with this formulation many years ago because it seemed logical to me that the adjective "amusant" should refer directly to the noun "air" thereby yielding "Les comédies italiennes ont l'air amusant." However, my wife, une Québécoise pure laine, advises me that it is "les comédies" that are "amusantes" and not "l'air", hence the formulation that you came across in the French in Action workbook. So then, not wishing to provoke a marital dispute, I will stand by my wife's interpretation and will defend her position to the death (there are worse things than death, you know!)

It is strange indeed, but it seems to be the way it works:

Avoir l'air
L' adjectif qui suit l'expression "avoir l'air" peut s'accorder de deux manières.

1. Si "avoir l'air" a le sens de "paraître" l'adjectif qui suit est un attribut et il s'accorde avec le sujet (Cette femme a eu l'air surprise).

2. Si "avoir l'air" a le sens "d'avoir telle mine, telle apparence" l' adjectif qui suit s'accorde avec "air". (Votre voisine a l'air accueillant). Dans ce cas, on imagine pouvoir dire "un air".

Le second cas s'utilise rarement à propos de choses. (Cette charpente a l'air vieux est surprenant et il vaut mieux Cette charpente a l'air vieille).

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[tomgosse]

Bonjour mes amis,

A quick post to let you know about job opportunities in France. The openings are for English language teachers. The information is here:
Teaching assistant program.

Bon courage,
Thomas

[tomgosse]

Another teaching opportunity, this one is in greater Boston: efgb

[DaveBee]

The Polyglot Gathering YouTube channel has uploaded a new french language video: Situation linguistique du Québec et du Canada.

[Speakeasy]

DaveBee, thank you for sharing the video "Nicolas Viau: Situation linguistique du Québec et du Canada" with us.

Score (maximum of 5 stars)
Linguistic description: 4 stars
Political/historical description: 1 star*

*Numerous factual errors, a certain bias which I suppose is understandable, but absolutely no evidence of malice.

[peterkendall]

Bonjour a toutes et a tous!

D'abord, faut-il que je m'abonne a ce groupe ("Les Voyageurs")?

Je voulais partager quelques ressources que j'utilise pour m'aider a apprendre le francais.

Desolee pour la manque d'accents dans mon post, mon clavier est des annees 1980 et je n'arrive pas a taper les accents (a moins que j'ecrive mon post avec Microsoft Word et ensuite copier/coller ici)

A+, Peter

[peterkendall]

Je profite d'un abonnement a un forum francais tres particulier... voici un petit indice. Reconnaissez-vous cette belle bagnole?