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Stressed pronouns used as the object of a preposition

Stressed pronouns are the forms to use after all prepositions other than à:

• Je suis venu malgré lui I came in spite of him
• J'ai agi comme elle

I acted as she did

• Ne le dites pas devant eux

Don't say it in front of them

• Elle s'est assise à côté de moi

She sat down next to me

• Je n'ai rien contre elles

I have nothing against them

Phrases introduced by de are normally pronominalized using en, but, when humans are referred to, de followed by a stressed pronoun is more usual:

• Ma mère avait parlé de lui

My mother had spoken of him