In French , is there a way to make my writing seem more friendly and less formal? In English, you can add words like “well…” and “so…” to make it sound like your talking to a friend instead of a stranger or your boss.
“Today I went to school…” - formal, distant, like talking to a stranger “Well/so, today to school…” - friendly, more intimate
How can I do this in french?
“Aujourd’hui je suis allé à l’école…” - trop formale?
Yes definitely, there are a few tips, for example you can avoid using "ne" to mean negation, and use specific expressions, an example here:
"Je ne m'embarrasse pas" becomes "Je me prends pas la tête" or even "J'me prends pas la tête".
You could also consider using "tu" instead of "vous" if you want to be closer to the person reading your text.
Your example in French does not either look too formal or not formal it just looks normal.
You can also adapt your vocabulary, in french language we have different level of politness, le langage soutenu "high" is to avoid here.
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