XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: wugi@brol.invalid   
      
   Op 12/07/2024 om 21:13 schreef HenHanna:   
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   > feu in "feu votre père" --  where else would the [feu]  go?   
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   >           Maybe it's from a rule like this:   
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   > In French, adjectives that typically go before the noun (modified   
   > noun) can be categorized with the acronym BANGS which stands for:   
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   > Beauty (Beauté):  Adjectives describing beauty or aesthetics often   
   > come before.   
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   >                Ex: Une belle robe (A beautiful dress)   
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   > [...]   
      
   Never heard of in school.   
      
   "La feue reine" would fit.   
      
   But not   
   "Feu la reine"   
   "Feu ma mère".   
      
   I have yet to come across examples like   
   "Ma feue mère"   
   "Les feues soeurs"   
   "Mes feus parents"   
   "Feu mes parents"   
   ...   
      
   --   
   guido wugi   
      
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