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Anatomy of a fail: Inside France’s dysfunctional Oscar committee
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Recommendations for a grammar checker?
I'm looking for a French grammar checker. I think I'm in that intermediate-level plateau where I just need to keep talking / chatting in French but I want to eventually get to a point where I have...
I'm looking for a French grammar checker. I think I'm in that intermediate-level plateau where I just need to keep talking / chatting in French but I want to eventually get to a point where I have correct grammar, maybe even some suggestions for idioms.
Some info for my use-case:
- I don't expect to go past 100 "consultations" a month.
- Would be nice if there was an extension that helps for email / Messenger / Telegram / WhatsApp.
- Would be nice if it did help with idioms.
I did my homework and found out that:
- Grammarly does offer this but only in English.
- Language Tool exists but it's 20 euros monthly or 60 euros per year, which are both steep prices for just trying it out.
- Asking ChatGPT works most of the time, but it's a bit annoying to load up that website every time and ask. I'm open to coding something based on the API if that would be the most cost-effective option.
Thanks in advance for all your suggestions!
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The French Scrabble Champion who doesn't speak French
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My ultimate roast chicken recipe
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Lumière - A.M.I.E.S.A.M.O.U.R (2021)
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Cordon Bleu and mashed potatoes in a French Michelin two-star restaurant with Giuliano Sperandio
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I got to meet culinary legend and personal inspiration Jacques Pépin
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Lous and The Yakuza - Takata (Live performance, 2023)
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I opened a ramen pop-up restaurant for just one night, and all 300 tickets sold out in 40s. It's one thing to cook for youtube videos, but it is another to cook for real customers.
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The French restaurant they don’t want you to find
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Woody Allen’s new film ‘Coup de Chance’ goes on sale in Berlin
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Zero French films rank among France’s top box office grossers for first time in thirty-three years
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Three dead following shooting by 69 year old man in Paris
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Stromae: Tiny Desk Concert (2022)
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It took me thirty-six hours to create this "instant" beef bourguignon
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La Bottine Souriante - Francofolies (2001)
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How the French Foreign Legion learns languages fast
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Languages at war: Ukraine and Belgium
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Choosing French wine is difficult — WTF France
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Stromae - Multitude (2022)
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Mers el Kebir 1940 - Britain attacks her ally
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Stromae - L’enfer (2022)
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Stromae - Santé (2021)
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Saez - Jeunesse lève-toi (2008)
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Angèle - Bruxelles, Je t’aime (2021)
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Klô Pelgag - Mèlamine (2020)
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Lous and The Yakuza: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert (2021)
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Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas (1959)
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An elixir from the French Alps, frozen in time
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Mother Sauces Ep12 (series finale) : I had to rewrite Wikipedia's Sauce article. Hollandaise is a fraud and Mayo is not who you think it is.
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Stromae - Racine Carrée (Montréal, 2015, full concert)
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Kitchen stock = liquid gold
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Perfecting roast chicken, the French way, using "poach-and-roast"
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Paul Taylor - #Franglais - Bilingual stand-up comedy
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Did the Italians actually teach the French the art of the vinaigrette?
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What happens when a brown chef cooks white food?
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How I learned french in twelve months
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Is France still at the center of the French-language literary world? Or, to ask a broader question, is there a center at all?
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In France, an iconic restaurant loses its third Michelin star — pushing national strikes and Iran off the front page
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International literature #6: French
I'd put this series on hold, because of lack of activity. Now I'll give it another go, with French, one of the languages with huge amounts of influential literature. So, without further ado,...
I'd put this series on hold, because of lack of activity. Now I'll give it another go, with French, one of the languages with huge amounts of influential literature.
So, without further ado, please share your favourite French books and authors!
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Stephane Wrembel - Full Session - 4/13/2017 - Paste Studios - New York, NY
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Melody's Echo Chamber - Quand Vas Tu Rentrer ? (2012)
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What's the deal with Proust?
I've never read Marcel Proust, and I know very little about his work. But every serious reader of literature I know absolutely gushes over him, but never seems to be able to explain what's good...
I've never read Marcel Proust, and I know very little about his work. But every serious reader of literature I know absolutely gushes over him, but never seems to be able to explain what's good about it or what the books are even about.
The scarce pop-culture references I see to his work (like in "Little Miss Sunshine") seems to cast an affection for Proust as kind of a mark of being an unmoored and depressive romantic.
So is he worth reading? The full collection of "Remembrance of Things Past" is nearly $100, so that's not a trivial amount to invest. Is there a recommended/definitive translation or edition I should read? What should I keep in mind or be open to if I do try giving it a shot?
By that last question I mean like, I'd have hated "Catcher In the Rye" if I wasn't told ahead of time to approach it from the mindset of a 15 year old boy. Or I kind of hated 'Madame Bovary" but when explained to me that this was Flaubert's exercise in trying to make people see themselves in an adulteress, a generally reviled archetype, and this was groundbreaking for the time lets me at least appreciate it for accomplishing what it's set out to do. Are there any literary contexts like I this should have in my head before I delve in?
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Banda Magda, "Tam Tam" | NPR Music (Night Owl S2 • E4)
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What these two French words can teach us about social change
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The French town that throws wine in the sea
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The five mother sauces of French cuisine
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LaCraps x Nizi - Mes larmes [Hip Hop] (2018)
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Occitan, the language the French forbade
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