Index talk:Works of Thomas Carlyle - Volume 03.djvu

Latest comment: 2 years ago by M-le-mot-dit in topic Spelling

Accents edit

Accents on uppercase letters have often been omitted. They have been restored there. --M-le-mot-dit (talk) 17:33, 1 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Spelling edit

No need to correct obsolete French spelling:

  • plural of words finishing with -ant, -ent was -ans, -ens; e.g. enfant → enfans, événement → événemens;
  • words ended by -ége with accute accent; now grave accent; e.g. siége, manége.

See Réforme de l'orthographe française de 1878, Réforme de l'orthographe française de 1835. --M-le-mot-dit (talk) 12:54, 19 July 2021 (UTC)Reply