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		ribs on Dec 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (... Like in Spanish, where the formal second-person pronouns are the same as the third-person pronouns.

k__ on Dec 24, 2023 [–]

What about ellos/ellas?

trealira on Dec 25, 2023 | [–]

I think they mean that the verb conjugations for the plural third person (ellos/ellas) and the formal plural second person (ustedes) are the same.

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