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Concept grammatical utilisé lorsque l'on s'adresse à une personne que l'on se doit de respecter.

Concept grammatical utilisé lorsque l'on s'adresse à une personne que l'on se doit de respecter.

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Can we use "vous" in an informal setting?

I was going through this recently asked question. The general sentiment was that if you're using "vous" while referring to someone, you're not familiar enough to ask such a question. My source of doubt comes from me being Indian. In Hindi, our…
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When picking up a girl in French (or other countries), is it proper to use formal or informal speech?

Like, do you use tu or vous in this situation for your wording? Does it matter if you are trying to be more respectful or formal if you see a girl and are using lines to get a date with her?
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