We all do it… in spite of ourselves, of course. Spelling mistakes are so easy to make, but the rules of French are so complicated… However, there are methods that do not allow us to repeat our mistakes. It is enough, for example, to consider the etymological meaning of words.
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For example, the term “fruste” is colloquially transformed into “frustry”. We think it is related to the verb “disappoint” or the word “arrogance”. This is not the case, as Julien Soulier reminds us Voltaire certificate for inches (First Editions, 2021). Borrowed from Italian disappointed (“worn”), it was first applied to objects (stone, coin, etc.) that were altered by time or contact. Today it is said by extension of one rude, clumsy, uneducated person.
stop making mistakes Le Figaro offers you a brief test of these barbarities which often choke our words. Will you be flawless?
Source: Le Figaro
