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Why do we say 'Un seul M' and not 'Une seule M' even though M is a “consonne”



The Next CEO of Stack OverflowPluralization for a count of zero itemsWhy switch the subject and object in “tu me manques”?How would I convert an arbitrary noun to a verb?How is the word “ne” used in sentences?On se verra/On se voit quand tu seras libre/quand tu es libre ?What does “y” function for in “voudrais y aller”?Why don't we say “J'aime toi” instead of “Je t'aime”?Rules for whether or not to pluralize possessions of individuals in a group?“Il ne nous reste plus qu'à…” vs “nous n'avons plus qu'à…”?Why not class “ce” as a personal pronoun?










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when spelling names, for example 'Bram'.



to precise that there's only one M at the end I hear french people 'Avec un seul M a la fin'.



but 'M est une consonne' therefore 'un nom feminin'.



so why is that ?










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    M is une consonne.

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when spelling names, for example 'Bram'.



to precise that there's only one M at the end I hear french people 'Avec un seul M a la fin'.



but 'M est une consonne' therefore 'un nom feminin'.



so why is that ?










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when spelling names, for example 'Bram'.



to precise that there's only one M at the end I hear french people 'Avec un seul M a la fin'.



but 'M est une consonne' therefore 'un nom feminin'.



so why is that ?










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to precise that there's only one M at the end I hear french people 'Avec un seul M a la fin'.



but 'M est une consonne' therefore 'un nom feminin'.



so why is that ?







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    M is une consonne.

    – jlliagre
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  • La question est excellente.

    – Survenant9r7
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    M is une consonne.

    – jlliagre
    3 hours ago











  • La question est excellente.

    – Survenant9r7
    31 mins ago







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M is une consonne.

– jlliagre
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M is une consonne.

– jlliagre
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La question est excellente.

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La question est excellente.

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The gender of letters is masculine nowadays but that wasn't always the case for some consonants, including m.




Rem. Les noms désignant les lettres f, h, l, m, n, r, s sont traditionnellement féminins (il s'agit des noms en -e : effe, ache, elle, emme, enne, erre, esse, d'apr. la transcr. orth. ds Lar. 20e). On commence par attribuer le genre masc. à la désignation de la lettre par la valeur : un fe, effe restant lui fém. (Ac. jusque Ac. 1878, Littré, DG). Ac. 1932 admet pour effe les 2 genres; v. aussi Rob. La 1re attribution du genre masc. à effe ds Nouv. Lar. ill. 1897.







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    The gender of letters is masculine nowadays but that wasn't always the case for some consonants, including m.




    Rem. Les noms désignant les lettres f, h, l, m, n, r, s sont traditionnellement féminins (il s'agit des noms en -e : effe, ache, elle, emme, enne, erre, esse, d'apr. la transcr. orth. ds Lar. 20e). On commence par attribuer le genre masc. à la désignation de la lettre par la valeur : un fe, effe restant lui fém. (Ac. jusque Ac. 1878, Littré, DG). Ac. 1932 admet pour effe les 2 genres; v. aussi Rob. La 1re attribution du genre masc. à effe ds Nouv. Lar. ill. 1897.







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      Rem. Les noms désignant les lettres f, h, l, m, n, r, s sont traditionnellement féminins (il s'agit des noms en -e : effe, ache, elle, emme, enne, erre, esse, d'apr. la transcr. orth. ds Lar. 20e). On commence par attribuer le genre masc. à la désignation de la lettre par la valeur : un fe, effe restant lui fém. (Ac. jusque Ac. 1878, Littré, DG). Ac. 1932 admet pour effe les 2 genres; v. aussi Rob. La 1re attribution du genre masc. à effe ds Nouv. Lar. ill. 1897.







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        Rem. Les noms désignant les lettres f, h, l, m, n, r, s sont traditionnellement féminins (il s'agit des noms en -e : effe, ache, elle, emme, enne, erre, esse, d'apr. la transcr. orth. ds Lar. 20e). On commence par attribuer le genre masc. à la désignation de la lettre par la valeur : un fe, effe restant lui fém. (Ac. jusque Ac. 1878, Littré, DG). Ac. 1932 admet pour effe les 2 genres; v. aussi Rob. La 1re attribution du genre masc. à effe ds Nouv. Lar. ill. 1897.








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