\nThe following is according to my understanding.<\/p>\n
\nAs a kid, I took French in school starting, perhaps, in grade 3. It was a subject in which I was somewhat disadvantaged, since a lot of people had French at home, or among relatives, whereas I didn’t.<\/p>\n
\nBy grade 7, perhaps, I was aware of ne…pas as negation. The ne and pas enveloped the verb, such as Elle ne parle pas<\/em> for “She doesn’t talk” or “She is not talking.” It wasn’t intuitive to me, but I came to accept it.<\/p>\n \nLately I’ve been reading French and see “ne…point” more than “ne…pas.” For instance, Il n’est point d’accord.<\/em> I’d expect Il n’est pas d’accord<\/em> to mean “He doesn’t agree,” but as for Il n’est point d’accord,<\/em> what does it mean?<\/p>\n \nThe translator suggests it also means “He doesn’t agree,” similar to Il n’est pas d’accord.<\/em> Yet, why haven’t I heard of it before? I decided to look it up.<\/p>\n \nApparently, ne…point<\/em> is more formal, old-fashioned, and perhaps a little stronger negation. One sees it written, but it’s typically not spoken.<\/p>\n \nWell, this makes sense, I guess. Typically I listen to French news, but the source I’ve been reading lately, which contains ne…point,<\/em> is indeed literary.<\/p>\n \nSource:<\/p>\n kwiziq.com<\/a><\/p>\n bible-en-ligne.net<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions ne…point. The following is according to my understanding. As a kid, I took French in school starting, perhaps, in grade 3. It was a subject in which I was somewhat disadvantaged, since a lot …<\/p>\n