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Expert Profile: Julie Foss

Expertise: Salut! Ask me about French grammar, usage, and pronunciation, French history, literature or culture, or teaching and learning French. I'm a university French instructor and a Ph.D student in French and second language acquisition. I've been studying and speaking French for 20+ years.

Education/Credentials
Ph.D student, French language and literature with a focus on second language acquisition, Michigan State University
M.A., French Language, Eastern Michigan University
B.A., French and History, Albion College
Certificate of Fluency, Centre International d'Etude des Langues, Brest, France

Organizations belong to
AATF (American Association of Teachers of French)
MWLA (Michigan World Languages Association)

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What do you like about this subject? Studying French language helps us connect with other people, as well as with other fascinating subjects (art, history, philosophy, literature, etc., etc.). It also helps us understand our own culture and language.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Including fluent speakers, occasional speakers, and students of French, there are more than 275 million Francophones in the world!

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10	10	10	10	07/15/08
7	7	9	9	06/20/08
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User Comments

Thanks, Julie. The issue has been cleared up and I can buy my tickets to the Metropolitan Opera without risk of embarrassment.
(Rudy on 07/15/08)

In one of your example, you forgot to write which is Canadian French and which one is Actual French: une champlure = un robinet (faucet) I presume "c
(Adam on 06/20/08)

Thank you Ms. Foss! Your reply was so fast and very detailed, yet understandable. I now understand why adjectives are placed where they are. I wil
(LB on 06/17/08)

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide !!!!!
(Sambodh on 06/17/08)

Thank you very much! I was not expecting a response so quickly!
(Donna Gustafson on 06/12/08)

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Recent Answers from Julie Foss

2008-07-14 Massenet's Thaïs: Hi Rudy, Umlauts absolutely do exist in French. They are called "trémas". They cause the accented vowel to be pronounced as a sound distinct from any adjacent vowel sounds. So, with the tréma, "Thaïs"...

2008-06-17 French adjective/adverb confusion: Hi LB, This is indeed a tricky question for learners of French. Most adjectives are placed after the noun, as in the "un chat noir" example you give. Yes, there is a commonly taught and seemingly simple...

2008-06-14 Pronunciation of a French name: Hi Stephanie, In French it is pronounced like "dah-MYEN" (stress on the last syllable). The vowel in the first sound is like the "a" in "father" or the "o" in "top". The last syllable vowel sound is a...

2008-06-12 Correct pronounciation for "Chartier": Hi Donna, Syllable by syllable, it is pronounced like "shar-tee-YAY". The first syllable rhymes with "car" and the "r" in French is pronounced in the throat. The other two syllables are pronounced pretty...

2008-06-02 SAY NAMES: Hello Joleana, That name would be pronounced like "zjay-BWAH o-lah-DEE" in French. The "j" is pronounced like the "s" in the word measure. The "a" sounds that I've written phonetically as "ah" are like...