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To: Bonemaker

Isn’t “sie” too formal in this context? German’s a neat language in many ways but miscalculating the correct level of formality can be very offensive to them and it’s often difficult for English speakers to gauge.


31 posted on 12/15/2017 7:56:24 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

All right have it your way...make it “du”.


39 posted on 12/15/2017 8:18:01 AM PST by Bonemaker (White Southerners have been under attack since 1860.)
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