Re: Russian names (was: Re: A perfect day...)

Vasiliy Chernov wrote:
> So don't hurry to get offended if somebody in the street addresses
> you in 'ty'...
I seem to remember hearing that this is becoming common in European
languages, for the familiar forms to be used where traditionally the
formal ones would've been used.

But, speaking of these forms, I've noticed that many of the languages
have similar 2nd plural forms, for instance, Latin _vos_, Russian _vy_,
but then we have Anglo-Saxon _ge_, seemingly unrelated.  The first
person plurals also seem unrelated, _nos_ vs. _we_.  Is this connected
with the PIE dual/plural distinction, i.e., some descendants used the
dual and others the plural?

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