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English seems more appropriate than French in some domains, but when it comes to social communication, I prefer French.

The lack of masculine/feminine, and the "you" that either represent one or multiple persons[1] makes communication, especially texting, more ambiguous than in French.

When you want to avoid all ambiguity your message will be longer than the French one, and you will also probably look awkward.

[1]Some regional languages have a fix for this such as "y'all" but not everywhere.



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