hydrosky

[undone walrus]

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[calm burrow]

Well, they should sound pretty distinct

But also, check out the preposition. That tells you right away that it can't be Europe

[rich finch]

It's a matter of city vs region/country

Cities do not take any article, but regions and countries do ("Bordeaux" but "L'Europe")

[chilly trellis]

cities use à only, whereas countries/states/provinces will use either au or en depending on their gender
(au = masculine, en = feminine)

this is great and useful places like québec, as the city and the province, despite having the same name, can be distinguished easily
ie: "Je mange des pommes à Québec" (in the city)
and
"Je mange des pommes au Québec" (in the province)

here you'd say "Je travaille en europe"

[crisp cradle]

:v

[chilly trellis]

am i wrong or are u shaming me for my eating habits

[crisp cradle]

It's more just incredibly vulgar and this isnt #salle-de-classe-vulgaire

Mostly correct tho

"en" is also used regardless of gender if the country/region starts with a vowel
"Aux" also happens if it's plural
"À" is also used for islands and city-states

[chilly trellis]

^^^ ie: aux états unis

tldr: the à means it can't be a continent, so you can't say europe

[fossil palm]

Ah i see makes sense