Women more gifted than men?
French spoiled? This is not the case for everyone! Women, especially older women, are more gifted spellers than men 1. They also master 40% of the bases of the French against 34% in the men ... The women are therefore much more talented in spelling than the men, and this ... for 7 years! (2017)
At what age is French best learned?
Man or woman, the rule is simple: the older you are, the better our spelling level is. The pupils master 27% of the basic rules, and the winners are the 70-80 years! Contrary to popular belief, the addiction of the younger to the SMS has nothing to do with their level of spelling.
A question of geography?
The region where you know the French language better? The Languedoc Roussillon Midi Pyrenees 1 ! The south is far ahead of the north. Latest ranking? Brittany and Alsace Champagne Ardennes!
What is it that causes us so many problems?
The French rules that are the most difficult? T he grammatical rules mainly! Among the main difficulties encountered by the French are the complex choice between the future and the conditional, the problem of conjugating the past participle with the auxiliary having, the difficulties of choosing the time after "si" etc. On the other hand, the French do rather in lexical exercises. Anyway, we continue to treat his spelling is important both in daily life and in professional life!
1: according to the barometer of Projet Voltaire
Find in our slideshow the (false) French expressions that we do not want to hear anymore . More expressions in the book On non dit dit ... on dit ... by Gilles Guilleron at Éditions First.
