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Sie/du reciprocity?
If person A is addressing person B as 'Sie', is it always appropriate for person B to also address person 'A' as 'Sie'?
For example, a student would address a professor as 'Sie'. Would the professor ...
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“Duzen” or “Siezen”, when addressing two or more people
When talking to a mother (whom you would siezen) and her child which one would you use?
Waren Sie beide in der Stadt?
or
Wart Ihr beide in der Stadt?
Or is it uncommon to address several ...
