Thread: Reverencial voseo vs. Vuestra merced
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Old September 12, 2011, 01:31 PM
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"Vosotros" was never very polite. Not more or less polite than "nosotros". "Vuestras mercedes" was the polite form. I suppose the reason Spanish from Spain keep "vosotros" and "tú" is that "tuotros" doesn't make much sense.
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