medievalist

[upbeat wyvern]

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[gloomy wolf]

Donc is more formal but that doesn't mean it's only used formally, they're mostly synonymous but you'll see donc used more for stuff like math proofs for example

It still gets used casually

[twin beacon]

it's best to not think of them as both meaning "so", but rather that donc means "donc" and alors means "alors"…

They don't just translate English directly.

This was just under discussion on the r/French subreddit, actually