Vos is informal, Usted is formal. That's it. We don't use "Tu" AFAIK. | Hacker News

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		eternauta3k on Dec 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (... Vos is informal, Usted is formal. That's it. We don't use "Tu" AFAIK.

totallywrong on Dec 25, 2023 [–]

And that depends on the country as well. In Colombia usted can be formal or not, as in parents using it with their children, or among friends, where supposedly tú or vos would be more appropriate.

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