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This compact handbook tackles the most frequent stumbling blocks that young students meet when learning French. Drawing on the great grammar traditions of Duvivier, Lhomond and the Académie’s dictionaries, it presents each problem clearly, with concise explanations and plenty of examples. The author has taken care to correct old printing quirks, making the text easy to follow even for beginners.
The second part offers a handy collection of “misused expressions,” showing how common phrases can become distorted and how to restore their proper form. Readers will find quick references on topics such as the use of the circumflex accent, verb‑subject agreement, and tricky conjugations, all illustrated with short, practical sentences. By smoothing out these linguistic bumps, the manual aims to give learners confidence in writing and speaking French correctly.
Language
fr
Duration
~3 hours (221K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Gill Martin, Jean-Adrien Brothier, Hugo Voisard, the proofers at Distributed Proofreaders International and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This book was created from images provided by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (http://www.banq.qc.ca/).)
Release date
2012-02-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1776–1854
A priest, teacher, and writer in Lower Canada, he became known for defending the French language and Catholic education in the public debates of his time. His career moved between parish life, teaching, and publishing, leaving a lasting mark on nineteenth-century Quebec culture.
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