I thought with occupations there was no article prior to the occupation. Je suis médecin, not je suis un medecin. Is this an exception?
J’aurais voulu être un auteur.
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HeatherKwiziq community member
J’aurais voulu être un auteur.
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate verbs with irregular past participles in the conditional past in French (Le Conditionnel Passé)"
Asked 3 years ago

Well spotted! Heather,
Although when you are talking about your job ( profession) you would never use the indefinite article when you are talking about a wish like here, you could use one -
Je suis infirmière mais j'aurais voulu/préféré être (un) docteur
Sometimes, the language rules are illogical just as in this case.
Hope this helps!
AnnKwiziq community member
Thanks for asking this Heather, I was going to ask the same question and scrolling down, found yours!
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J’aurais voulu être un auteur.
I thought with occupations there was no article prior to the occupation. Je suis médecin, not je suis un medecin. Is this an exception?
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