Hi Cathy ,
You can also think 'people' or 'in general' to the general rather than specific statements.
Hope this helps!
Hi Cathy ,
You can also think 'people' or 'in general' to the general rather than specific statements.
Hope this helps!
Hi Cathy,
if substituting "one" for "on" makes more sense than "we", it is a general statement. For example:
On prend nos vacances l'été. -- We take our vacation in summer (we = us in particular).
On prend ses vacances l'été. -- One takes one's vacation in summer (we = in general).
I hope that helps, -- Chris (not a native speaker).
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