Answer about French language: not only this particular use of tu and vous is not standard, it just is not relevant. For the usage of tu and vous, see, for instance, this site or wikipedia. The app could use tu ...
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“Tu” or “Vous” in an advert
Business EditorsBoth are acceptable but I would suggest sticking to vous because you are addressing the message to a group of people. Regardless of whether you use tu or vous at the singular, the plural is always vous. There is absolutely ...
Si une personne tutoie, est-il obligatoire que l’autre le fasse aussi?
Business EditorsIt depends the context. I would say there are 2 kinds of situations where you would use “vous”: When you don’t personnaly know the person When the person in front of you has an higher rank than you (at work, ...
Is “tu fais” different from “vous faites”?
Associations EditorsYou are right. ‘vous faites’ can be use for plural OR to express formality to a person. If you are talking to a person and use ‘vous faites’, you are showing politeness. Gramatically, vous is second person plural and you ...
L’histoire du vouvoiement
Business EditorsThere is a fascinating article on Wikipedia about this question. It suggests that starting in the fourth century Roman emperors were addressed using the plural “vos”, as plurality is a symbol of power. This usage apparently spread, so that now ...
How do you decide whether to use “vous” or “tu”? / Comment choisir entre « vous » et « tu » ?
Business EditorsVous is used when you are talking to a person in a formal situation (like your superior), or to a stranger. Tu is used when talking to somebody you know well enough. It is often considered okay to say tu ...
How grave of a mistake is it to misuse ‘tu’ and ‘vous’?
Business EditorsShort answer: It depends on who you are talking to. Long answer: If you respect the person, then vous is appropriate. If the person is a stranger, then use vous. Otherwise, it is perfectly fine to use tu. In addition, ...
When picking up a girl in French (or other countries), is it proper to use formal or informal speech?
Business EditorsIn the case you describe, “tu” would be far more common. Bar/cafe are places you’re in to relax. Most of the time, even waiters will use “tu” even if they don’t know you. “Vous” is formal and would not be ...
How to decide between “vous” and “toi” in greetings ?
Business EditorsEn règle générale et sans tenir compte des variantes selon les époques et les pays, de nos jours, “toi” est réservé aux amis, aux personnes que nous connaissons bien, aux personnes de la même famille et aux enfants. “Vous” est ...
Sur quels critères décide-t-on du vouvoiement ou du tutoiement pour traduire “you” ?
Associations EditorsC’est en très grande partie issu du contexte. Les traducteurs ont tendance à regarder par exemple les époques et les rôles sociaux des personnages. S’il y a par exemple une relation de maître à élève, d’homme d’affaire à un autre, ...