I've heard that the French language has something similar, but it's only practiced in France. Apparently in Quebec, using the formal "you" can be regarded as snooty/uppity/pretentious.
This is why Sweden dumped the formal you during the du-reformen in the 1960s. On the other hand, now you got some people having been taught that Ni is polite, and some people who think it's rude to use anything other than du for a singular person. lol
A brilliant strategy for tackling those nasty honourifics!
ReplyDeleteAND it feeds my narcissism - it's win/win!
DeleteI've heard that the French language has something similar, but it's only practiced in France. Apparently in Quebec, using the formal "you" can be regarded as snooty/uppity/pretentious.
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense. Quebeckers in my experience find pretty much everything the French do to be snooty/uppity/pretentious...
DeleteThis is why Sweden dumped the formal you during the du-reformen in the 1960s. On the other hand, now you got some people having been taught that Ni is polite, and some people who think it's rude to use anything other than du for a singular person. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a mess
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