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Convey Tended Speakers Used   To Respect Formality Public

Text You
Speakers used you to convey respect and formality, especially in public settings. You could also convey a distant or cold emotional register.
Upper-class folk tended to address each other as you, even when they were close. Conversely, the lower classes tended to use thou among themselves.

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