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christophilus
on Dec 24, 2023
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Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (...
The US south still uses ma’am and sir as polite forms of address, but it’s also often used sarcastically (where the ma’am or sir is exaggerated: “Well, yes, MA’am!”)
bigstrat2003
on Dec 24, 2023
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That seems to be true across the country (it's been the case everywhere I've been, at least).
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