Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 This is history and language in one post!Two madames, two mistresses of the same chap.One has a de in her name, the other a du.Why? Why is one 'of' and the other 'of the'?Have seen this a fair bit in places and names such as this, but as yet have put the pieces together.Thanks in advance.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 I would assume it is becauseof the place names: 'Pompadour' does not have 'Le' as part of it's name whereas 'Le Berry' (the region ?) does. You wouldn't say 'de Le Berry' - 'de le' is contracted to 'du'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 There was a thread recently about the use of de le, du etc with proper nouns http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1394872/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 [quote user="Lisleoise"]I would assume it is becauseof the place names: 'Pompadour' does not have 'Le' as part of it's name whereas 'Le Berry' (the region ?) does. You wouldn't say 'de Le Berry' - 'de le' is contracted to 'du'. [/quote]That makes sense. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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