Tout doucement

[frozen kettle]

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[worthy snow]

They can. Vous-autres can only really be used as a stress pronoun and not as a subject pronoun.

Vous-autres allez manger?
Vous allez manger, vous-autres?

It's also very commonly used in QC French, but not so much in European French, afaik

[flint jacinth]

lol nvm i got an ans from alba saying its basically what toi is to tu.

but isn't said commonly outside of Quebec or by some old people in France and some provinces

[flint jacinth]

haha exactly

thanks so much bro

also you're a mod now? wow

[worthy snow]

Yeah, since November

Additional fun fact about *-autres pronouns: they exist for nous, eux and elles as well

[neat timber]

Is there any significant difference in meaning from regular stressed pronouns? Or just another way to do it

[worthy snow]

It can signal opposition, but in QC French, it's just a super common way to do it

here's the OQLF article on it https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/23636/la-grammaire/les-pronoms/pronoms-personnels/les-pronoms-nous-autres-vous-autres-et-eux-autres

[wanton turret]

never heard it for elles, interesting

[worthy snow]

Turns out my brain extended the concept even though that's not reality