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[chilly relic]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[steel delta]

"focal" is an adjective
it does agree in gender and number (focal/focale/focaux/focales)

"focale" as a feminine noun also exists

[unkempt halo]

It admitted its mistake but clearly there're some dictionaries that list it as invariable. Interesting.

Thanks for the help, Flynn. 👋

[steel delta]

no dictionary will list it as invariable, don't use chatgpt as a source of information
"la zone focal", "les points focal" are incorrect

[unkempt halo]

At the very least I was skeptical about this one. No wonder it turned out to be bollocks. Merci !

[steel delta]

;chatgpt

[chilly relic]

ChatGPT et les autres grands modèles de langage d'IA sont des outils intéressants pour l'apprentissage des langues, mais faillibles. Les informations qu'ils donnent peuvent être erronées, tout en donnant des justifications plausibles pour quelqu'un ne maîtrisant pas la langue. Il ne faut pas les utiliser comme source ultime d'information. Ils peuvent cependant aider à déconstruire une phrase en divers concepts (que vous pouvez ensuite vérifier), donner des traductions contextualisées, et simuler divers interlocuteurs.

ChatGPT and other large AI language models are interesting tools for language learning, but they are fallible. The information they provide can be incorrect while offering seemingly logical justifications to someone who does not fully master the language. They should not be used as an endpoint for information. However, they can help deconstruct a sentence into various concepts that you can then verify, provide contextualized translations, and simulate diverse conversational partners.

[steel delta]

I know a bunch about chatgpt, I wrote that snippet
it can be good, and has its uses, but don't trust it

[unkempt halo]

So disappointing...

[bronze lichen]

the good news is that the technology you're looking for already exists

it's called an online two way dictionary