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It’s all about you Posted by on Feb 7, 2017

Whereas English only has one from of the word ‘you’ (serving as both the singular and plural*) French, like many languages, has two (tu and vous). But do you know why? And do you know when to use them?   ‘Tu‘ and ‘vous‘ are personal pronouns that replace (or refer to) the subject of a…

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On se tutoie? Posted by on Nov 21, 2008

The French language is sometimes thought of as a formal language.  Possibly one of the reasons is because of the tutoyer and vouvoyer thing.  For those of you who speak French and especially those of you who have visited a French-speaking country, you probably fully understand what I’m talking about.  The rules are not very…

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