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Using ensuite instead of puis
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Winston K.Kwiziq community member
Using ensuite instead of puis
Et puis, plus tard, je rencontrerais le beau Marius…
This question relates to:French writing exercise "What literary hero would you be?"
Asked 3 years ago
Puis is a conjunction and therefore often refers to another sentence. This is something, ensuite can't do. Also, puis can have a causal connotation, too, like "hence" in English does.
In the sentence you quote, puis seems to be more natural since it appears to refer to the previous sentence.
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