#phonsaur (correct me pls)

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jagged fossilBOT
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proven mango
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Tbh i learnt the ne explétif from lawless french so i can't explain that one

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But the "en compter",,,

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Here "en" is not the preposition "in", but rather a pronom personnel. "En" refers to "de clients"

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Do you know how "en" and "y" work ?

reef sigil
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ye

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ohhhhhhhhhh

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my god

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i fumbled

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and just got deja vu

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my bad

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so ''en'' is just les clients

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more than we can count ''of them'' basically

proven mango
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Also that sticker was by accident

reef sigil
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would it also work to say:
'Nous avons plus de clients que nous ne pouvons compter.'

proven mango
reef sigil
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or get rid of the ne expletif

reef sigil
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thank u overgrown🙏

proven mango
proven mango
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Tbh i reckon both would work, but using "en" is perhaps more 'precise'. But a grammar nerd would have to verify

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We'll wait

reef sigil
proven mango
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Your question is still fresh so it should still be attract some

reef sigil
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hopefully

shut glen
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Lawless is actually pretty clear on this. If you look at the article, it says that the ne explétif also appears in comparisons. You have one in your sentence:
« Nous avons plus de clients que nous ne pouvons en compter. »

raven marlin
raven marlin
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C’est facultatif

reef sigil