"On doit rester ouverts d'esprit."
Translation:We have to keep an open mind.
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You're welcome! Another thing, why is it "....ouvertS d'esprit" and not "....ouvert d'esprit"?
There is a thread about this topic here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/27771879
And more detailed info here: https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-grammar/understanding-french-on-subject-pronoun
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IMHO both are correct. "On" can be "indefini" or personal. "One must be open minded", or "we must be open minded". The first translation is singular, the second is plural. We don't have a context to determine the intent.
What about "open-hearted"? (Earlier, "jeune d'esprit" was translated "young at heart.")
"We" have more than one mind, unless we are like the Borg or the hive mind. Therefore, we have open minds, not an open mind. Or was my English teacher just too rough on me?
I think that "We must keep an open mind" is fine, as well as "We must keep our minds open".
I proposed "We should keep an open mind" . Not accepted. Not sure why
You can't as long as Duolingo has not applied their special filter to accept homophones.
