Avoir à faire and avoir affaire are two different ways to spell a French phrase that sounds exactly the same when you hear it. As you may...
Avoir “affaire” or “à faire” – What’s the difference?
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Choosing between apporter, emporter, amener and emmener is a common difficulty among French learners. Indeed, these verbs are similar and...
What’s the difference between éminent and imminent?
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rêver à, rêver de, rêver que…
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What gender for “quelque chose” and “autre chose”?
The French word chose is a feminine noun: une chose (a thing). It may thus seem logical to think the set phrases quelque chose and…