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In French they fucking have the same word for "no more" and "more", and only differs in pronounciation of the last letter:
"J'ai plus de pommes" pronounced as "j'ai plu de pommes" means "I have no more apples" (nobody says the "ne" particle)
"J'ai plus de pommes (que toi)" pronounced as "j'ai plus de pommes (que toi)" means "I have more apples (than you)"
Which is even worse because usually last letter is not pronounced, so that makes it an exception to the rule
Simply emphasise the last letter more.
But the last letter is silent.
Yep.
In some Caribbean Englishes, the pronunciations of the words "can" and "can't", which are opposites, differ only in vowel length: kyan, kyaan.
Oh, same problem as flammable and inflammable.
Mon Dieu!!! Zut alors!!! Quelle merde!!!
So does that mean you can't tell them apart in writing? Or in writing would that "ne particle" you mention be there?
It depends, sometimes «ne» appears, sometimes people just skip the last letter, so they write «plu» or «pu» to mean «no more»
Now try "I have more apples in my car" and "I don't have more apples on my car".
Sounds like the people who try to keep french pure and proper should focus more on the 'ne'.