French when do you pronounce the s in plus

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My friend looked puzzled and after a while said:. At least, that's what it sounded like to me. I thought the sounding of the 's' was optional. Clearly I'm wrong! On ne prononce jamais le s donc : [ply] , sauf pour faire la liaison [plyz]. Je ne suis plus aussi rapide qu'avant. I am no longer as quick as before. I am not as quick as I used to be […plyzosi…]. I have no more money, I'm skint.

Lorsque « plus » est un adverbe , on ne prononce en principe pas le s : [ply] , sauf encore pour faire la liaison [plyz]. Toutefois, lorsqu'il y a un risque de confusion , on prononce le s sourd [plys]. Il est plus grand que moi. He is taller than me. L'Everest est la montagne la plus haute. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain. Qui peut le plus peut le moins. On ne prononce pas le s sauf liaison. There are three words in French which are spelled plus. The first two form a duality which is similar to the English more.

A negative particle to go with ne except in colloquial speech, like any other negation. The s is always silent thus [ply] except when a liaison is required, in which case the word is pronounced [ply. That was the most interesting. I drank the most. Negative adverb In negative constructions, plus is always pronounced [ply]. Je ne veux plus de vin. I have only one minute before the class. I have not more than one minute before the class.

Plus de pain, merci. Not any more. Coordinating conjunction As a simple coordinating conjunction , plus means "plus, and, added to" and is always pronounced [plys]. Je marche plus lentement que toi. I walk more slowly than you. And the nice thing is you can watch this video as many times as you need! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Or not? What is right? It seems like the final s in bus and terminus is pronounced, or they were at least some of the time when I was in France last Summer. Are the three sentences below that exceptions?

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