Re: Formal/informal pronouns
| From: | Carsten Becker <carbeck@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 25, 2008, 13:12 |
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Matahaniya ang Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...>:
> The old Swedish system was nowhere near as
> simple as using the plural pronoun to address a single
> person formally, but involved using the other persons
> *title*, i.e. academic or occupational title.
That is still the case for many Austrians as far as I know
from Work. Many of customers from there are very serious
about being addressed as _Herr/Frau Professor(in), Herr/Frau
Doktor_, or even _Herr/Frau Magister_.
Carsten
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Palayena, Tayamang 17, 2317 ya 17:44:36 pd
Friday, April 25, 2008 at 03:06:26 pm
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