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Determining the gender from the ending

The use of semantics to determine the gender

Compound Nouns

Homographs and Homophones

Plural nouns ending in au, eau, eu, oeu, and ou

Plural nouns ending in al, ail, s, x and z

Plural Compound Nouns

Nouns ending in al, ail, s, x and z

Speed 1.0x

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Charly:	Tu as déjà fait une cure thermale, Catherine ?
Catherine:	Non, mais je n'en ai jamais eu besoin non plus. Pourquoi cette question ?
Charly:	J'ai lu que le taux de curistes était en constante augmentation en France.
Catherine:	Ça ne m'étonne pas. Les gens s'intéressent de plus en plus aux méthodes naturelles. Ils préfèrent faire une cure thermale que de passer leur temps dans les hôpitaux où non seulement on n'est pas bien soigné mais on peut attraper des virus et des infections.

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