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Example 29-28
Sy lyk te pragtig in daardie rok!
Sy
she
lyk
looks
te
too
pragtig
beautiful
in
in
daardie
that
rok!
dress
Madam, you look too beautiful in that dress!
Comment:
Shop assistants and those in service industries use this form very commonly.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Titles used as second person forms
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