Mais juste avant que je n'aille chez Orange,

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Mais juste avant que je n'aille chez Orange,

Why is the ne explétif used in this informal spoken conversation? I thought that it was usually used in formal French.

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Je n'ai plus d'argent ! (C1)"

Dictation exercise C1

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AurélieKwiziq team member

Bonjour Paul !

The fact is that it depends on each person. It is correct that most people would omit the expletive "ne" in speech, but that doesn't mean everyone does, and in the case of that text, the speaker didn't  :)

Bonne journée !

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Mais juste avant que je n'aille chez Orange,

Why is the ne explétif used in this informal spoken conversation? I thought that it was usually used in formal French.

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