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If you could change one rule of your native language (grammar, syntax, spelling, etc.), what would it be? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I would get rid of the formal "Sie" and change it to the informal "Du". No need for the two to coexist. Sie/Du is german for "You".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

How open is "Sie" still used on a day-to-day basis? Like do people use "Sie" for their boss?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

We use "Sie" for adult people we don't know and at work for people like the boss etc. Online we only use "Du", except in formal emails. But there's a lot of exceptions to these rules. I try to use "Du" wherever I can. When younger people call me "Sie" I immediately offer them the "Du".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

Thanks!