Quick Vocabulary Lesson

rogersgeorge on May 26th, 2020

This is called the plural of majesty. Technically, only the king and queen may use this.

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In German, royalty refer to each other with the formal “Sie,” and not the familiar “du.”

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Quick Vocabulary Lesson

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