Question 1

Why use dans le but de instead of just pour?

Accepted Answer

While pour (in order to) is perfectly correct here, dans le but de (with the aim of) is more formal and explicit. It elevates the register of the sentence, which fits well with the professional context of organizing a corporate meeting with investors.

Question 2

Could we use en vue de instead of dans le but de in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you could say en vue de convaincre les investisseurs. Both are formal expressions of purpose followed by an infinitive. However, dans le but de puts a slightly stronger emphasis on the specific goal or intention (le but), whereas en vue de translates closer to "with a view to" or "in preparation for".

Question 3

Why is convaincre in the infinitive? Doesn't expressing a goal often require the subjunctive?

Accepted Answer

You only need a subjunctive construction (like using dans le but que or pour que) when there is a change of subject between the two parts of the sentence. Because the people organizing the meeting (nous) are the exact same people who will do the convincing, you must use the preposition de followed by the infinitive convaincre.

Question 4

Why use la réunion for "meeting" instead of le rendez-vous?

Accepted Answer

une réunion is specifically a professional gathering, conference, or assembly, which makes sense when pitching to a group of investors. un rendez-vous refers to a scheduled appointment (like at the dentist) or a specific one-on-one meeting.

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