Sep 15, 2026 · 5 min · 6 segments
Dans cet épisode, Richard Watson de speakingchess.fr, explique comment **demander quelque chose** en anglais sans paraître autoritaire, en évitant notamment le piège du…
Richard WatsonHost
So there's one massive cultural or linguistic misunderstanding that happens when I work or deal with French people.

In French, it's perfectly natural to use the future tense to tell someone to do something.

It's something that parents say to their kids when a situation has escalated to punishment.

So there's one massive cultural or linguistic misunderstanding that happens when I work or deal with French people.

In French, it's perfectly natural to use the future tense to tell someone to do something.

It's something that parents say to their kids when a situation has escalated to punishment.
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