It seems to me in spoken French you can say "Personne ne s'interesse" (or maybe "personne s'interesse") but apparently that's incorrect and, when a group is mentioned beforehand, you have to say "Aucun(e)"? If that is so, why is that?
Why not "personne"
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David B.Kwiziq community member
Why not "personne"
This question relates to:French lesson "Aucun/e … ne = None (French Negations)"
Asked 3 weeks ago
David,
‘ personne ‘ and ‘ aucun(e) ‘ don’t have the same meaning, just as in English ‘ no-one ‘ and ‘ none ( of them ) ‘ are not identical either. See link below to previous comments on the difference.
In general, French tends to be more precise and ‘ honour ‘ differences in meaning more than happens sometimes in English.
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/aucun-vs-personne
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