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south magnetBOT Mar 9, 2025, 2:53 AM

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limpid pivot Mar 9, 2025, 2:56 AM

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ils/elles is used as "them" in english

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on is a little more complicated, it can mean a lot of things with context

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on can mean "we" but in a more general sense, or in a casual conversation

lusty igloo Mar 9, 2025, 2:58 AM

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limpid pivot on can mean "we" but in a more general sense, or in a casual conversation

So it can be like an informal version of nous

limpid pivot Mar 9, 2025, 2:59 AM

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yes on can be an informal version of nous

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but there are a lot of uses for on aside from the ones i mentioned already

lusty igloo Mar 9, 2025, 3:08 AM

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Thank you

tidal wedge Mar 9, 2025, 3:10 AM

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Orally on has mostly replaced nous as a subject pronoun, and nous is pretty stuffy/formal

On has another use, its original one, similar to the English pronoun "one"

https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/subject-pronoun-on/

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