A school exchange: 'on' meaning 'we'

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I can recognise when the pronoun 'on' means 'people in general' or 'we' in informal conversations.

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The SSC [oy] sounds like a ‘yih’ sound after SSC [oi]. This is similar to the [i] vs [-ill-/ille] pattern. We use the pronoun 'on' when talking about people in general. We translate it as 'people', 'you' or 'one'. 'On' uses the 3rd person singular ('il', 'elle') verb endings. 'On' can mean 'we' in an informal conversation, such as talking to friends. The verb endings are the same ('il'/'elle'). We have to use the context to work out if 'on' means 'people' or 'we'.

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