Attal is widely agreed to have 'won' the debate - although whether that will make any difference at all to the election result remains to be seen.
Whether you agree with the policies he is peddling or not, it's hard not to admire Attal's skill as a debater - eloquent, pugnacious and detail-orientated.
Bardella addressed his rival as 'Monsieur Attal' while Attal called him 'Jordan Bardella' - one of the many ways that the French language allows subtle digs.
The French language allows sly slapdowns through the choice of 'tu' versus 'vous'. In 1981, Mitterand's response to being asked if they could keep calling him 'tu' was 'Si vous voulez'.
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