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Submitted by Stéphanie Symank Boileau on January 23, 2024, at 17:07

I am biligual and have often been called to translate texts in either French or English in my previous jobs. I had not realized that English tends to use more verbs whereas French favours the use of nouns. Your article was very interesting, thanks for sharing!