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		Turing_Machine on Feb 22, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Unsuitability of English (2015) 'I'm Spanish and I think it has been months since I have heard "usted".' This varies a lot between different Spanish-speaking countries. Heck, in Argentina they still use "vos".

Maken on Feb 23, 2016 [–]

But that's different, because in Argentina they have replaced the second person and "tú" by the third person and "vos". For them it's not a formal addressing at all.

However, I won't deny that for most Spanish-speakers Argentinians sound surprisingly polite.

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