Cognates & Faux Amis

Cognates are those words that mean the same in French and English whereas False Friends ie. Faux Amis are those that have dissimilar meanings. Few examples are quoted below:

Cognates:
Reception
Television
Internet
And a lot more...

Faux Amis:
Aimer (To wish) vs. To Aim
Rester (To remain) vs. To rest
Timid (To be shy) vs. To be timid
Ignore (To be ignorant) vs To ignore
And a lot more..

How to Type in French in MS Word 2007

The steps to easily type in French and spellcheck in MS Word 2007 are as below:

1. Open MS Word

2. Go to Review tab

3. Click on Set Language in the tool bar and choose the language as French (France)

4. Now type your content as though in English and get your Spelling & Grammar correction done by Word.

Typing Special Characters:

1. Click on Insert -> Symbol -> More Symbols
2. Select the required symbol and click Insert button
3. Alternatively, you can also allot shortcut keys for quick usage

Happy typing!

French Alphabets and Accents

Alphabets:
Alphabets are the same as in English, though the pronounciation varies -
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Accents:
Accent Aigu as in é
Accent Grave as in è, à
Circonflexe as in ê
Cédille as ç
Tréma as in ë