Bonjour
When writting a formal essay does one use 'third person singular - on ' or the 'nous' form when writing about people in gereral or situations?
For example:
Nous habitons dans une sociétié injuste.
[In english it is accepable to use both depending on the context.]
Merci
Moderator note: multiple discussions merged to create this one. See also the following related threads
FR: On / Nous - generalities
FR: on / nous - in the same paragraph
FR: on (plural) + participle, adjective, reflexive pronoun agreement
When writting a formal essay does one use 'third person singular - on ' or the 'nous' form when writing about people in gereral or situations?
For example:
Nous habitons dans une sociétié injuste.
[In english it is accepable to use both depending on the context.]
Moderator note: multiple discussions merged to create this one. See also the following related threads
FR: On / Nous - generalities
FR: on / nous - in the same paragraph
FR: on (plural) + participle, adjective, reflexive pronoun agreement
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