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If you could change one rule of your native language (grammar, syntax, spelling, etc.), what would it be? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would get rid of the formal "Sie" and change it to the informal "Du". No need for the two to coexist. Sie/Du is german for "You".

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How open is "Sie" still used on a day-to-day basis? Like do people use "Sie" for their boss?

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We use "Sie" for adult people we don't know and at work for people like the boss etc. Online we only use "Du", except in formal emails. But there's a lot of exceptions to these rules. I try to use "Du" wherever I can. When younger people call me "Sie" I immediately offer them the "Du".