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Seid ihr beide Schriftsteller

kfelix18
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Seid ihr beide Schriftsteller

Postby kfelix18 » February 18th, 2010 4:43 pm

is this formal or informal

Sprachprofi
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Postby Sprachprofi » February 22nd, 2010 9:10 am

It used to be that "ihr" was just used when talking informally, but I've increasingly seen "ihr" used in formal language as well, and as a way e. g. by radio talk show hosts etc. to avoid having to choose between du and Sie.
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