Hello class! So much keeps changing so quickly this week, at least in the political world. Here are a few headlines from today's Le Monde to check out in case you're curious how France is taking all these craziness in Washington. This headline announces that Trump refuses to attend Biden's inauguration as president, which will be the first time an out-going president has refused to do this since 1869. You would read that date aloud as "mille neuf cent soixante-neuf" by the way. Above is a screenshot from an opinion piece that says that the insurrection at "la Maison Blanche" is a lesson for all the democracies of the world. "La Maison Blanche," or the "White House" illustrates a few of the grammar points we discussed in class. First of all, the word for "house," "maison," is feminine, despite the fact that it doesn't end in an "e," making it an exception to that guideline. The word for "white" is also feminine, illustrating the rule we discussed that adjectives in addition to pronouns ("la") must agree with the noun. "Blanche" is the feminine form of "white," while "blanc" is the masculine form. Also, the adjective follows the noun it describes, which of course is different from English.
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