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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
How to pronounce M. de?
1)How to pronounce M. de?
2) Does "ease to the mind" mean "show peace to the mind"?
Context:
Intellectual as he was, Louis XVIII was very fond of a pleasant jest.
"Sire," M. de Blacas continued, "if only ease to the mind of a faithful servant, could Your Majesty not send to Languedoc, Provence, and Dauphine some trustworthy men who would report on the feeling in these three provinces?"
2) Does "ease to the mind" mean "show peace to the mind"?
Context:
Intellectual as he was, Louis XVIII was very fond of a pleasant jest.
"Sire," M. de Blacas continued, "if only ease to the mind of a faithful servant, could Your Majesty not send to Languedoc, Provence, and Dauphine some trustworthy men who would report on the feeling in these three provinces?"
Top answer
" is short for "Monsieur" (French equivalent of "Mr"). com/dictionary/american/Monsieur "de" is part of the name "de Blacas". It is pronounced as "d" followed by a neutral vowel (like the first vowel in "about", for example).
- " is short for "Monsieur" (French equivalent of "Mr").
- com/dictionary/american/Monsieur "de" is part of the name "de Blacas".
- It is pronounced as "d" followed by a neutral vowel (like the first vowel in "about", for example).
- 2) This looks to me like a mistake for "to ease the mind".
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1) "M." is short for "Monsieur" (French equivalent of "Mr"). For pronunciation see http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/Monsieur
"de" is part of the name "de Blacas". It is pronounced as "d" followed by a neutral vowel (like the first vowel in "about", for example
"de" is part of the name "de Blacas". It is pronounced as "d" followed by a neutral vowel (like the first vowel in "about", for example
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