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rugged dragonBOT Sep 13, 2024, 2:41 PM

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tidal lance Sep 13, 2024, 2:46 PM

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do you have some words in mind?

fast anchor Sep 13, 2024, 2:51 PM

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ig "commence"

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The e is kinda silent

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Are all words ending with "e" silent if theres no accent or no "er"?

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i think its called apostif

tidal lance Sep 13, 2024, 2:52 PM

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That's a… really complex question, actually lol

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most word-final e's are silent in most dialects

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but sometimes they get pronounced in poetry

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and in some southern French accents

fast anchor Sep 13, 2024, 2:53 PM

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So is the word "passe"

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Pronounced like "pass" or "pass-eh"

tidal lance Sep 13, 2024, 2:53 PM

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It could be either, but most people would pronounce it /pas/

fast anchor Sep 13, 2024, 2:54 PM

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I got another quesstion too

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Is it good to watch eng vids with french subtitles or is that useless?

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I like to think it helps but it kinda feels odd

tidal lance Sep 13, 2024, 2:55 PM

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Pretty useless imo

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French w/ English subtitles is okay
French w/ French subtitles is better
French put at half speed with no subtitles even better
And French at full speed (when you're good enough for it) is even better than that

fast anchor Sep 13, 2024, 2:56 PM

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👍

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cool

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actually how do i say that in french

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like "awesome, cool, nice"

tidal lance Sep 13, 2024, 2:58 PM

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https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/awesome
https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/cool
https://www.wordreference.com/enfr/nice