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politeness registers
Contrast enhances meaning --- The interesting thing about English is the 'you' is the V-form (formal) and 'thou' is the T-form (informal) - still found in reference to God but otherwise archaic. When the informal form went out of usage, the remaining formal 'you' lost its formality for lack of a contrasting form.
Source author: Biljana Scott biscott@diplomacy.edu
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