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		throwaway2037 on Dec 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (... It would help if we knew which country. Was this due to (1) pre-WW2 German language mostly useful for trade with Germany, or (2) a significant minority of ethnic Germans, who probably returned to Germany (E/W) after WW2? My guess: #2.

8372049 on Dec 25, 2023 [–]

Norway. Just overall friendlier standing with Germany than the UK pre-WW2 I think.

No significant minority of ethnic Germans, and I think trade with Germany and the UK was roughly comparable.

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