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slayda · 05-28-2008, 01:52 PM

I took some Russian, long ago, but I remember that the instructor said that their familiar form of "you" was only used with you spouse, your child, your dog, or your God.

Spanish, on the other hand, will sometimes use the familiar form as an insult.

05-28-2008, 01:52 PM	#244
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	I took some Russian, long ago, but I remember that the instructor said that their familiar form of "you" was only used with you spouse, your child, your dog, or your God. Spanish, on the other hand, will sometimes use the familiar form as an insult.