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The Pook #174740 03/14/2008 11:28 PM
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 Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: Myridon
aquired a attitude...


Is that a Texas idiom? We would say 'an attitude'.


No, it's a Texas typo, like aquired for acquired... or is aquired a Tasmanian idiom? \:D

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There is a case in French where a consonant is added for phonetic harmony, like with the R mentioned above, however it is a grammatical rule.

We add a « t » in front of the third person singular pronoun (il) if the verb preceding it does not finish in a d or t; this happens when the verb is before the pronoun in a question.

Va-t-il aller à l’école le lundi de Pâques?
(Will he go to school on Easter Sunday?)

Courra-t-elle pour attraper l’autobus?
(Will she run to catch the bus?)

Myridon #175054 03/24/2008 10:49 PM
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 Originally Posted By: Myridon
 Originally Posted By: The Pook
 Originally Posted By: Myridon
aquired a attitude...


Is that a Texas idiom? We would say 'an attitude'.


No, it's a Texas typo, like aquired for acquired... or is aquired a Tasmanian idiom? \:D


...actually I dint notice the acquired typo!

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