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[Français] val. vs. vallée | ||
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| Surtalnar Tetraglot Groupie Germany Joined 4398 days ago 52 posts - 67 votes  Speaks: German*, Latin, English, Spanish Studies: Arabic (Written), Arabic (classical) | Message 1 of 5 09 December 2012 at 4:16pm | IP Logged | ||
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Why do people use "vallée" instead of the shorter and more handy "val"? Is it strange if
I say "val" instead of "vallée" in everyday life? And is there a difference in expression between the two words? (How will people feel and react if I say "val" instead of "vallée"?) Edited by Surtalnar on 09 December 2012 at 4:16pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spiderkat Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5814 days ago 175 posts - 248 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Russian | Message 2 of 5 10 December 2012 at 1:46am | IP Logged | ||
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Because val is an old word that we no longer use in everyday life. We simply use vallée although val remains for some names of places or expressions.
And if you did use val we'll presume that you meant vallée or ask you to repeat if it doesn't make sense. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Patriciaa Diglot Groupie Canada Joined 5687 days ago 59 posts - 73 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese | Message 3 of 5 12 December 2012 at 9:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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I've never heard "val" before and I'm pretty sure people would look at you weirdly for using this word. To me, Val
rather makes me think of the nickname for Valérie. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| vermillon Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4680 days ago 602 posts - 1042 votes Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, Mandarin Studies: Japanese, German | Message 4 of 5 12 December 2012 at 9:55pm | IP Logged | ||
Oh, et "le dormeur du val"? Tout de même! It's just like "an" and "année", they mean the same... just that for "val", it indeed sounds old/poetic. As for being more "handy", err.. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Spiderkat Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5814 days ago 175 posts - 248 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Russian | Message 5 of 5 13 December 2012 at 1:20am | IP Logged | ||
The word "val" is common enough for those from France because of several names of places such as Val de Loire, Val d'Oise, Val-de-Marne, etc. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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