I just found out about the Finnish "formally neutral but ... • Aaron Parecki

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I just found out about the Finnish "formally neutral but informally reverential pronoun, that in spoken use is almost exclusively used sarcastically to communicate that this person actually is not respected" (often used for pets) https://keuhkopussirotta.tumblr.com/post/670545996696158208/i-know-a-whole-lot-of-finns-have-already-made

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Wed, Dec 15, 2021 1:54am +00:00 (liked on Tue, Dec 21, 2021 9:16pm -08:00)

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