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French expression: Au lieu de

By , About.com GuideNovember 5, 2010

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November 10, 2010 at 7:23 pm
(1) Edna T. Smith says:

It is very a very interesting and very used expression, I just learnt it, thank you.

May 20, 2012 at 9:37 am
(2) Lila says:

Hi Laura,
Thank you for the great work in making French easier to learn for non-native speakers. I have one remark about “au lieu que”. “Au lieu que” is not used in everyday French. It’s old French. We only use ” Au lieu de +infinitive”.

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