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tandis qu'Elise ou tandis que Elise

French translation: tandis qu'Elise

05:20 Apr 16, 2015

French language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Tandis que + nom propre commençant par une voyelle
French term or phrase: tandis qu'Elise ou tandis que Elise Pour moi, pas de doutes, on tronque le "e", mais je me demandais (par souci de justesse) si toutefois, il n'existait pas l'une de ses règles étranges indiquant que l'on ne tronque pas devant un nom propre!!! Juste un doute! Merci de bien vouloir répondre si vous avez la réponse!	Estelle Demontrond-Box KudoZ activity Questions: 360 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 785 Australia Local time: 23:31
Selected answer:tandis qu'Elise Explanation: Pas de règle particulière à ma connaissance...	Selected response from: Pierre POUSSIN France Local time: 15:31
Grading comment Merci Irat!!!! Et comme aurait dit Jacques, "Bon dimanche"!! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5	tandis qu'Elise	Pierre POUSSIN

Discussion entries: 3

Estelle Demontrond-Box Australia ASKER 01:22 Apr 17, 2015  Extrêmement intéressant! Ah! La langue française et ses milliers d'exceptions! Germaine Canada 14:08 Apr 16, 2015  Voici la règle en ce qui concerne les noms propres: http://bdl.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/bdl/gabarit_bdl.asp?id=3685 Jean-Christophe Vieillard 06:46 Apr 16, 2015  rechercher : élision termium Je cite (et souligne) : Les mots le, la, je, me, te, se, ce, de, ne, que et jusque s’élident, sauf devant un h aspiré. [...] Noms propres Il y a beaucoup d’hésitation pour les noms propres commençant par h. Automatic update in 00:

  

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tandis qu'Elise Explanation: Pas de règle particulière à ma connaissance...	Pierre POUSSIN France Local time: 15:31 Works in field Native speaker of: French PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment Merci Irat!!!! Et comme aurait dit Jacques, "Bon dimanche"!!
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Catherine Prempain 6 mins   -> Merci! agree  Jean-Christophe Vieillard 1 hr   -> Merci bien! agree  Sindia Alves 3 hrs   -> Merci! agree  Geneviève von Levetzow 3 hrs   -> Merci! agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: J'écrirais 'qu'Élise' ... 2 days 7 hrs   -> Merci!
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