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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 ...
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Do we use “Du” or “Sie” to address users in a German operation manual?
When writing or translating an operation manual for software (including game software) or hardware users are mostly addressed by the polite form "Sie". Increasingly however we can also find manuals ...
