yansem

[ashen fiber]

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[sudden terrace]

I know that you can use "Comment appelle-t-on une chose comme moi ?"

but I wanna know about registre familier specifically

[sudden terrace]

<@&269900884857716737> this is emmergency, sorry for pinging yall

I really don't have time though

thanks in advance

[bold horizon]

depends on how formal you want to speak

both are correct

except it might sound a little off with "une chose"

[dapper plume]

C’est sûr que c’est davantage familier de ne pas inverser le verbe et son sujet, donc ta première formulation est pas mal plus « familière » que la 2e qui se distingue par l’inversion (« appelle-t-on »)

[sudden terrace]

it's supposed to be an unknown creature speaking, but yes, usually itshould use animate grammar

quelqu'un comme moi

i agree

[sudden terrace]

so inversion here is facultatif in casual speech?

[dusty escarp]

inversion is rare in casual speech

[dapper plume]

Ouais, pas grand monde inverse le verbe et son sujet dans la vie de tous les jours

Excepté dans des contextes spécifiques qui requièrent un français au registre plus élevé

[bold horizon]

oui

[dusty escarp]

qu'as-tu dit ?!?

[sudden terrace]

so people would rather say "comment on appelle quelqu'un comme moi?" more often

if we remove "une chose" because it's only relevant to the story about a weird creature

[dapper plume]

Voilà

[sudden terrace]

ouais bien sûr dans le courant et le soutenu, mais ce n'est pas le cas ici, merci beaucoup

merci bp tous le monde pour la réponse rapide!!

😊

[slate otter]

Osè-je utiliser l'inversion dans un contexte familier?

[brisk canopy]

Bro spawned all the tutors damn

[brisk canopy]

Mais c'est bien possible n'est-ce pas ? Avec comment et où ?

Comment vas-tu
Où es-tu

Je l'entends de temps en temps dans une vidéo en direct

[sudden terrace]

I apologize, I was in a hurry

[sudden terrace]

je comprends que c'est un sujet compliqué, ça dépends de la phrase, mais je parlais specifiquement sur "How do you call someone like me?"

in casual daily French

[gaunt fiber]

Osé-je*

[slate otter]

1990 gang 8)

[gaunt fiber]

I don't believe that ever changed, did it?

[slate otter]

Ya it went to è to match the (alleged) pronunciation
I say alleged cause idk if I've ever heard someone use an inversion like that

[gaunt fiber]

Interesting, you have a source for that? I genuinely never encountered it

I've also always pronounced it as é but always ironically of course

[kindred willow]

Every source I've checked has it

[gaunt fiber]

Thanks, just wasn't convenient for me in the transports

Isn't that 2016 though?

I guess 2016 technically is the 1990 reform anyway

[slate otter]

It's how I learned it in uni. Don't have my grammar handy, left it at my parents' house