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Re:Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) by ribs on Sunday December 24, 2023 @02:11PM (#38755817)
Like in Spanish, where the formal second-person pronouns are the same as the third-person pronouns.
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Re:Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) by k__ on Sunday December 24, 2023 @02:30PM (#38756015)
What about ellos/ellas?
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Re:Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) by trealira on Sunday December 24, 2023 @08:20PM (#38758691)
I think they mean that the verb conjugations for the plural third person (ellos/ellas) and the formal plural second person (ustedes) are the same.
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