That we can have/ que l'on peut avoir

Question

Bonjour !  When do you use "on" and "l'on" when we talked about "we"?

Accepted Answer

The "l" is completely optional and is sometimes added between "que" and "on". It has no meaning, but it's only purpose is to sound better i.e. so that it doesn't sound like "con" which is a bit of an impolite word in French. In the written exercises they will usually allow both alternatives as being equally correct.

Answer

Or also (as in this exercise) between "où" and "on" (où l'on) because 2 vowels together sometimes doesn't sound so good to French ears. Again it is optional and probably a bit more formal.

Answer

Thank you, Paul!  That was very helpful.