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river daggerBOT Feb 8, 2024, 2:45 AM

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sonic thorn Feb 8, 2024, 12:33 PM

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@gusty kraken it depends on the sentence and the sense of plus
If it's plus in the sense of an addition, like "il y en a encore plus" (there is even more) then you need to pronounce the s, no matter if there are words after or no
But if it is in the sens of "il n'y en a plus" (= there is no more) (it's a negation so when it's well written there should be the ne/n' before the verb, which make it easier to spot) then you don't pronounce it
You just pronounce the liaison (but tbh many French people don't even pronounce it) if there's a vowel at the beginning of the next word : "ne fais plus un bruit" here you pronounce it with the sound /z/ between plus and bruit
Btw it can also be used to give an order :
"Plus un mot à partir de maintenant !" (No more word from now on)
In that case it's more difficult to spot that it's in the sense of no more rather than plus
But actually it's in the sense of no more, because it's as if you said "Ne dis plus un mot à partir de maintenant !"
I'm sure you'll spot them by practicing ;)