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J. A. Fontaine, 



Latin tendency was the stronger, at least in French and 

 Itahan. In the Fragment de Valenciennes we find etre alone 



used. In the Alexis and Chanson de Roland we find avoir 

 only three times, but etre very often. It is very difficult to 

 say how long <3:^'t'zV continued to be used in the conjugation 



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