The French language conceals many mysteries for those who did not learn it in early childhood, and even for others. If the French are so keen on dictation, it is also because French spelling is a black box full of secrets, some of which are more difficult to break through than others. After masculine or feminine words, homonyms or words that only exist in the plural, Current wife invites you to test your knowledge on a similar subject, which has its share of traps: words with multiple accepted spellings. No doubt you have already seen one or the other of them through your reading or by having your niece or youngest child revise their French lessons. Sometimes, it is the youngest who are the most adept at spelling, since they have the rules well in mind.rules that we often tend to forget over time.
>> QUIZ: Test yourself on these words in both spellings
A language in perpetual evolution
Was Françoise Sagan right to write “fantasies” in The unmade bed (1977)? Was Jaan Kross committing a spelling crime in 2016 by naming his book The Czar’s Fool ? Thanks to our test, you will soon be knowledgeable about these alternative spellings, and whether they are accepted or not. We warn you, some of them can sometimes hurt the eyes or ears a little when you are not used to it. But it is also the beauty of a language, to be plural and sometimes unexpected. Whether French is your mother tongue or not, there is a good chance that you will not get a perfect score on these words that we have selected. Ready for the challenge ?