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[cosmic temple]

You can do it that way since 1990

But.... like who cares - no one writes out numbers lmao

[mint gulch]

I do, for examination purposes lol

[mint gulch]

so then how do you do it

[fervent prairie]

why the hell is there a hyphen in "un-million"

stupid reform

[fervent prairie]

just put hyphens where you want to, it doesn't matter

the most important is the numbers

[mint gulch]

oh wait I misread the other person lmao

they said that you can do it

not cant

since 1990

[mint gulch]

oh really? so I'll get my marks for writing it that way yeah?

[mint gulch]

yeah true

[fervent prairie]

oops if it's for homework then it matters lol

your teacher said to put hyphens everywhere?

[mint gulch]

not for homework

its just for the DELF test

you know?

A1/A2?

I live in Quebec, employers here like those DELF certificates for jobs

[fervent prairie]

hm i just heard of it so i don't know what level they expect

[mint gulch]

they expect a B2, which is gonna take me a while but atleast I can focus on A2 for now

and they can ask you to spell out big numbers in that exam, I think

[fervent prairie]

i mean you can't go wrong if you put hyphens everywhere
the rule pre-1990 is more complicated

[mint gulch]

its good to just put hyphens everywhere then yeah? cause I just dont want any more rules haha, its so hard already with the existing rules that you have

[cosmic temple]

It would be WILD if they asked you to write out a number for the DELF

[mint gulch]

why?

they can ask anything right

[cosmic temple]

it's just not an indication of your language ability

[fervent prairie]

maybe it's good but it hurts my eyes to read "un-million"
so idk

[cosmic temple]

it's a silly rule that even natives don't know
BECAUSE they don't write out numbers

[fervent prairie]

true

[mint gulch]

Etes-vous francoise?

[cosmic temple]

as long as you're able to write out number up to like 100… you'll be fine

[mint gulch]

yeah I can definitely do that, thats easy

can you guys suggest like a structured way to learn French?

Im struggling to find a proper resource like that

I want something that goes from basic French grammar, to then intermediate, and then advanced, step by step

can you help please

[cosmic temple]

There is no one ressource that can do that

[fervent prairie]

did you have a look at #archive-ressources

[mint gulch]

yeah but that didnt really help me

[mint gulch]

thats okay, if you can give me a couple resources, thats fine too

how did you learn french?

[cosmic temple]

LMAO

I started like… 28 years ago

[mint gulch]

oh you're French too?

nevermind then lol

[cosmic temple]

I don't have ressources for beginners

I'm not French, yet

[mint gulch]

are you based in Europe?

[cosmic temple]

I live in France, but I'm not French

[mint gulch]

Je vais...so you're looking to get citizenship of France?

[cosmic temple]

I need to submit the paperwork, yeah

[mint gulch]

thats cool, good luck with your application

Its kind of the same here for me

Im in Canada though

but not Canadian, need to learn French for that haha

[fervent prairie]

native speakers are not the best persons to ask tips for learning i guess

[cosmic temple]

lmao, yup
and not people who've been speaking the language for decades either haha

[fervent prairie]

"so how did you learn french, any tips?"
well my mother made me 😭

[mint gulch]

I wish I had been born in France too

[indigo sequoia]

sorry guys just wanted to make sure, do we have to say un million ?

I was under the impression we can just say cent, mille, million, sans dire un avant ?

[fervent prairie]

oui