In the sentence, ”Tandis que je regarde autour de moi, je me sens émue de voir autant de personnes présentes aujourd'hui”, why is ’pendant que’ not an acceptable alternative ?
Translation of ’while’
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There's a subtle difference between tandis que and pendant que:
Tandis que is suitable for contrasts, emotional tone, or a literary style.
Pendant que is neutral and factual, simply indicating that two actions are happening simultaneously.
Pamela L.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I think the sense of this sentence is more one of 'As I look around' rather than 'While I look around'
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