Monthly Archives: February 2009

The pleonastic ne

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Swany

Language Log: “French does this sort of thing with the pleonastic ne. For example: Je crains que madame ne vienne = ‘I’m afraid my wife will come’ (not won’t).” Pleonasm: The use of more words than are required to express … Continue reading →

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Rabelais

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Swany

From agence eureka

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