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Originally Posted by slayda
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. 
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Isn't that like in French, though, where "tu," apart from its use with close friends/family, is used for children and dogs (so our teacher told us)?
And slaves, apparently, back in the old South.