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Could you give a hand with the sentence "C'est ce que l'on appelle les marges."? What does l stand for in this sentence?

Thanks a lot in advance.

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  • I appreciate your comment.
    – Vic
    Commented Oct 29 at 10:13
  • The l is said to be explétif. Said differently, it is useless on a syntactic point of view and is only present for phonaesthetics reasons.
    – Serge Ballesta
    Commented Oct 29 at 10:59
  • L' is a relic from the time when on, as a name, required an article. It can be useful for euphony (to avoid an hiatus) or ill-advised (when following a voiced, final l), otherwise it is optional.
    – François Jurain
    Commented Oct 30 at 8:10
  • It is used for esthetic reasons. To avoid the sound of con.
    – Lambie
    Commented Oct 30 at 19:15

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