Généralités

Introduction

This Epi contains a series of recommendations and tips, which should help you avoid the most common mistakes native-speaking French writers often make in English.
For more detailed information about writing in English, see the on-line Writing Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (I thank Dalita Roger Hacyan for her comments and corrections. Any remaining errors are mine.)

Any comments and suggestions are most welcome.

Nicholas Sowels
MC Département des langues

Table of Contents for this Epi

01 - Using artificial intelligence to help with writing
02 - Explaining French institutions, government and administration
03 - Article structure - Seminar papers
04 - Paragraphing
05 - "we", "I", "you", "one" -- "he/she"and "his/her"
06 - Narration and the "past simple"
07 - "Since", "for", "ago" and "during"
08 - Indications of time ("yesterday", "in 2003", "at the weekend")
09 - Nouns as adjectives
10 - Multiple nouns as adjectives
11 - Adjective order
12 - Foreign words and Latin
13 - Footnotes
14 - Punctuation: spacing for question marks, etc.
15 - Capital letters
16 - Lists: i), ii), iii), etc.
17 - "permit", "allow" and "enable" cannot be followed by an infinitive
18 - Direct questions
19 - articles : "a/an" and "the"
20 - Simple skill sheets for regular tasks
21 - Vocabulary: common mistakes, "faux amis", etc.