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Emma Albright

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As seen in: Worldcrunch, Flipboard, The Local France, EIN News, Welcome to the Jungle, The Local (Europe), Mexico Business Today
📝 Journaliste freelance @worldcrunch & @wttj Franco/américaine
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Why is Brittany the only place in France that doesn't have motorway tolls?

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By Emma Albright 
| The Local France
France has an impressive network of autoroutes (highways or motorways), which are run by private companies. Drivers are expected to pay a fee to use them, collected at the péage (tollbooth) points which pop up regularly on long journeys. Because there are different operating companies, the exact fee structure varies from region but if you're taking a long trip, tolls can easily add up to €50 or more. The exception to this, however, is Brittany. So why?
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French grammar tip: Se souvenir vs se rappeler

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By Emma Albright 
| The Local France
French has two different verbs to talk about memory, but they have different grammatical rules, while only one is used in instructions or issuing verbal reminders. Here's how they work; Se souvenir de + object The verb se souvenir means “to keep something or someone in one’s memory" - it is a reflexive verb (so is conjugated with je me, tu te etc) and it always requires the preposition de. Examples: Je me souviens de ce jour. - I remember that day. Je me souviens de ce film. - I remember that movie.
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French Word of the Day: Idem

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By Emma Albright 
| The Local France
Why do I need to know idem? This French word is used in every day language and comes from latin roots. What does it mean? The word idem, roughly pronounced ee-dem (listen here), means "the same" or "me too". In Latin, idem is a term used to avoid repeating something that has just been mentioned, particularly in inventories, lists, or publication notes. It was often abbreviated as id.
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