“
I made mistakes in terms of agreement and vocabulary, such as“
I have not-ER ”
or“
à tout-E suite ”” Édouard is 34 years old, he works in mass distribution.
If at first he did not think that "
knowing how to write well was necessary
" in his work, very quickly, the shortcomings emerged.
"
I have been criticized several times for making mistakes in my emails
," he told
Le Figaro
.
So I decided to take charge. ”
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Read alsoGood command of French, a skill more sought after in business
At a time when English is invading our professional space, employers are increasingly asking for a good command of the French language.
For 86% of them, it is even a "
fundamental skill
", according to an Ipsos study for the Voltaire Project.
Three quarters find themselves "
daily confronted with the shortcomings of their teams
", deploring "
very significant repercussions on their credibility and their professional effectiveness
".
It was in order to remedy this that Édouard, Sylvaine, Christelle and others reopened their dusty Bescherelle.
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