In Finnish the formal (second person plural) is almost gone. It's mostly in ceremonial use, or used as a quirk. In Swedish the formal is even more extinct and t

In Finnish the formal (second person plural) is almost gone. It's mostly in ceremonial use, or used as a quirk. In Swedish the formal is even more extinct and there was an active campaign to eradicate it in the 1970s. I very much welcome this development.