French GCSE
Formal and informal registers
What Formal and informal registers means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formal and informal registers
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A formal letter will use the pronoun vous and standard greetings, whereas a blog post might feature colloquialisms and the pronoun tu.
Topics that use Formal and informal registers
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- Recognising implicit meaning
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