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MurielB a écrit:... Those who break the rules should be severely judged shouldn't they ?

Muriel, you can't severely judge our biggest heads (politicians, businessmen),  can you?

Muriel, by "judge", I meant in front of a court, just because crooks make the laws.
Now you can think.
Now you can even vote... you might not have the choice as crooks built walls to prevent people from choosing.
Charles de Gaulle instituted a vote by the people; after him MPs instituted the necessity to get oodles of signatures by MPs: the result is that the elections are managed by the Parliament, like before de Gaulle. That's one of the reasons I call them crooks.

MurielB a écrit:Gérard the word mediocre sounds very French and i don't know its English pronunciation . I would rather use average. Am I right ?

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The pronunciation is   mi:diˈōkər

No you're not right to avoid the word as it's not a synonym of average.

When you want a pronunciation (and don't have a computerized dictionary), ask Google Translator and you can hear.
However, the main part of the pronunciation is the tone of the sentence (and the word).

MurielB a écrit:Thanks Gérard for my mistake its (I was typing with my smartphone )and for The prononciation advice

Pronunciation

Muriel, how come? your never made this mistake
(sorry if I frown but your En skills usually are at an automatic level)

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