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If you speak a language that has a formal 'you', when do you use it? (lemmy.world)
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And what language and region is it?

I've noticed my language teacher uses the informal you in one language and the formal one in the other.

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Maybe your teacher uses vous not as a formal address to one student but rather to speak to the whole class? Or he/she respects some students more than others and uses vous to talk to them, in spite of the age difference.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    The former is what I used to think, but I've been noticing she does it in one-on-one conversation as well, and as far as I can tell, that's the case for everyone. Also, in written assignments, in the beginning, it would be, for example, 'schreibe [...]' and is now 'escrivez [...]'

    It's also a uni class, so not all students are younger than the teacher.

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