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And French, "tu" (familiar singular) and "vous" (formal singular, or plural). English used to have "thou", but of course that's long since extinct.
by CWuestefeld 16y ago
And French, "tu" (familiar singular) and "vous" (formal singular, or plural).
English used to have "thou", but of course that's long since extinct.
- antirez 16y agoIn Italian is almost like that: "tu" (familiar) and "voi" (very formal) or "lei" (less formal)
- eipipuz 16y agoTrivia, "thou" was actually the informal pronoun. On the other hand in Mexican Spanish, "usted" is fading away. It's curious how different cultures get rid of different options.
- hernan7 16y ago"Usted" is alive and well in Argentinian Spanish. Divided by a common language indeed...