Je n'ai plus rien à vous dire" means I have nothing more to say to you

Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je n'ai plus rien à vous dire" means I have nothing more to say to you

In English, "I have nothing more to say to you" has a slightly different meaning to "I have nothing to say to you any more" - I guess because the second stresses you’re not going to speak again and the first that you’ve nothing left to say. Is there a way to make the distinction in French ?

Asked 3 months ago
Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Anne, 

‘ Je n’ai plus rien à vous dire ‘ is a strong statement ( somewhat akin to ‘ I am done talking to you ‘ ), or colloquially and less formally  ‘ Je (ne) te parle plus ! ‘, or even ‘ Je (ne) te cause plus ! ‘ ( parmi les jeunes particulièrement )! 

You could soften/limit the formal expression. For example  ‘ Je n'ai plus rien à vous dire pour le moment ‘. 

Je n'ai plus rien à vous dire" means I have nothing more to say to you

In English, "I have nothing more to say to you" has a slightly different meaning to "I have nothing to say to you any more" - I guess because the second stresses you’re not going to speak again and the first that you’ve nothing left to say. Is there a way to make the distinction in French ?

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