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What is the capital of Tunisia?

“tant s’en faut” vs “loin de là”

My guess would be: old-fashioned though it doesn’t seem to be marked as such in dictionaries.

~Loin s’en faut~

is probably more used these days in colloquial French but the Académie française crosses it off as incorrect.

Selon Ngram viewer, « Tant s’en faut » est moins utilisé que « Loin de là » depuis ~1800, bien qu’ils aient tout deux le même sens.
La tendance était inverse avant 1800.

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What is the capital of Tunisia?