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Je sais que 'ça ne se fait pas' d'écrire "ça", mais j'ai de la peine à situer la 'gravité' de son utilisation. 'Cela' me semble souvent trop formel, voir 'awkward'.

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PS: couldn't think off-hand of an appropriate translation for awkward. – Benjol Aug 17 '11 at 20:50
I don't understand your question. Write it in English and I'll translate it if you want. – user22 Aug 17 '11 at 20:52
He wants to know if using "ça" before a verb isn't too 'familiar' (not sure if it's the word in english). – Louhike Aug 17 '11 at 21:05
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@Benjol maladroit – wok Aug 17 '11 at 21:07
Si tu viens de le dire tu devras utiliser ceci au lieu de cela. – Knu Oct 11 '11 at 13:25

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Le pronom cela est préférable dans un texte formel. Le pronom ça est largement accepté oralement et dans un texte informel.

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Le "pronom" serait plus précis que le "mot". – wok Aug 17 '11 at 21:10
@wok: Exact ! J'ai corrigé la réponse. – Laurent Pireyn Aug 17 '11 at 21:16
@Laurent, merci. Donc Twitter, Blog, Email, Lettre privée OK; CV, lettre de motivation, roman NON? – Benjol Aug 18 '11 at 5:42
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@Benjol: En effet. Cepdendant, un roman pourra utiliser le pronom ça pour refléter l'expression orale du narrateur ou des personnages. – Laurent Pireyn Aug 18 '11 at 15:17

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