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Je connais la patronne..... dites-lui que c'est Christine qui vous envoie...

Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je connais la patronne..... dites-lui que c'est Christine qui vous envoie...

I'm struggling to understand why it's "Dites-lui" here rather than "Dites-elle" ?

Oops - too quick - and now I can't delete the question so I have to leave it here and cover my embarassment by editing!

Of course,  it's normal indirect pronouns with the imperative, not stressed pronouns: Vous lui dites >> Dites-lui........

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Holiday [US:Vacation] recommendations"

Dictation exercise B2

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Je connais la patronne..... dites-lui que c'est Christine qui vous envoie...

I'm struggling to understand why it's "Dites-lui" here rather than "Dites-elle" ?

Oops - too quick - and now I can't delete the question so I have to leave it here and cover my embarassment by editing!

Of course,  it's normal indirect pronouns with the imperative, not stressed pronouns: Vous lui dites >> Dites-lui........

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