Apostrophe In French ((full)) Jun 2026

Elision generally does not occur before words starting with "O". Instead, the vowel is usually retained for phonetic clarity.

| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct | Why | |----------|------------|-----| | je aime | j’aime | mandatory elision | | la histoire | l’histoire | mute h | | le haricot | le haricot (no change) | aspirated h | | c’est une amie (fine) | c’est un ami (fine) | no elision of un | apostrophe in french