Pronunciation of "tous"?

Question

I was listening to a podcast and the speaker (a native of France) pronounced the *s* at the end of *tous* in this sentence, pronouncing it as *tousse*:> Nous sommes tous partis en voiture pour le centre-ville. In which there is obviously no liaison.Explanation?? Just an exception?

Answer 1

Whenever the word "tous" is used to reference a whole group of people, or a group of people in general such as an audience, the "s" is always pronounced. This is to distinguish the word from sounding like the word "tout" when there is no liason.

Answer 2

You pronounce the s at the end of tous when it's used as a pronoun and replaces someone or something (bonjour à tous; on est tous là). In the other cases you do not pronounce the s (tous les enfants sont là)