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Expert Profile: Fran Ethievent

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Salut à tous! I am from Paris, France and have long been established in the UK, hence fully bilingual French/English.
I can answer all of your questions regarding conversational or written French, including problems with vocabulary, colloquialisms, accents, and short translations. I also welcome any queries about French culture and society.
Who better to ask than a NATIVE SPEAKER?

Experience in the area:
A French native speaker since shortly after I was born!
Freelance translator/interpreter on various business projects.

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Thank you very much for your prompt and very helpful feedback! Delexine was an afterthought while I was sending the email (more curious than anything
(Simone on 11/02/08)
Very Helpful,Thanks!
(Elizabeth Purcell on 08/01/07)
Knowledgeable, lucid, prompt and polite. :-)
(Mark on 01/19/07)
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Recent Answers from Fran Ethievent
2008-03-16  French pronunciation Dear Shari, The word 'cave' is pronounced as follows: C is like "k" as in "koala". A sounds exactly like both "a"s in "koala". VE sounds like the "ve" at the end of "positive". The "e" is silent...
2007-11-01  Le passé surcomposé Hi Juliana, Le passé "surcomposé"!!?? Perhaps you mean le 'plus-que-parfait' (or English pluperfect)? Check this very useful website: http://french.about.com, and particularly this page with links...
2007-08-01  language Hi Liz, What is the best way to learn French? Well... in my view, the best way to learn any language (and I have tried quite a few) is to SPEAK IT! Interactive DVDs can be a good place to start...
2006-11-17  Obscure word Bernard, The slang word I suggested to you is derived from the slang verb "planquer", meaning "to hide", which is in essence what you are doing when you are escaping conscription by being given a government...
2006-07-12  Syntax Hi again Ken! Eeek! I haven't done any Philosophy since I was in High School. I'm studying Physical Sciences nowadays, and believe me it a lot easier on the brain... although as soon as one approaches...
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