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Let’s compare languages ENGLISH VS FRENCH
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Countries speaking French Bénin Burkina Faso Congo The ivory Coast France and Corsica Gabon Guinea Conakry Mali Monaco Niger Senegal Togo
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Countries speaking English England and the United States Canada, Australia, new zealand Ireland South Africa India, Pakistan, Bengladesh
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Comparison There are more countries speaking French than countries speaking English but the English countries are more populated
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French dictionnary In the French dictionnary there are 80.000 words
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French symbols
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Transparent words Chef Information Accident Emotion Orange Bus Danger Exellent Art College Culture And many others …
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French words in English Adieu A la carte Femme fatale Cul-de-sac Apéritif Vol-au-vent Déjà vu Film noir Amour-propre Fiancé
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Origins of the French language At the time of the conquest of the Gaul by Julius Caesar around -52 B.C., The most spoken language in Gaul were Celtic dialects. In the course of the conquest of the Gaul, the Latin settles down few has little for common language. Modelled by Germain and Francs, the Latin becomes little by little the « langue d'oïl ». This dialect is still transformed to become in the means age French. In 1539, François 1st decides to make the official language of the country. For this day, French is the language spoken and written in France.
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Proverbs A cock-and-bull story. Une histoire à dormir debout. A drop in the ocean. Une goutte d'eau dans la mer. After a storm comes a calm. Après le calme, la tempête. All is well that ends well. Tout est bien qui finit bien. All roads lead to Rome. Tous les chemins mènent à Rome. … And many others …
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Credits Maëva Gosse Clémentine Viguié Gabriel Delcambre Mathieu Hennequin Producers Mathieu Hennequin Gabriel Delcambre Clémentine Viguié Maëva Gosse Assembial
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