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Usted expresses distance and respect; tú corresponds to an intermediate level of familiarity, but not deep trust; vos is the pronoun of maximum familiarity and solidarity. [ 2 ] Nicaragua – both pronominal and verbal voseo throughout all social classes; tú is mostly used in writing .
In fact, Ladino does not use usted at all because vos implies the same respect that it once had in Old Spanish. In Ladino, tú is used towards anyone in an informal manner. In the local Spanish-based creole, Chavacano, the use of vos coexists alongside tú and usted depending on level of intimacy, commonality, and formality.
Note: Usted and ustedes are grammatically third person even though they are functionally second person (they express you / you all). See Spanish personal pronouns for more information and the regional variation of pronoun use.
The T–V distinction (from the Latin pronouns tu and vos) is a contrast, within one language, between various forms of addressing one's conversation partner or partners.. This may be specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, age or insult toward the addre
usted (el otro usted: for informal, horizontal communication in Costa Rica and parts of Colombia) usted (most common) tú (in Cuba and Puerto Rico) vos, usía and vuecencia/vuecelencia (literary use) ustedes (the Americas) vosotros masc. and vosotras fem. (Peninsular Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines) [40] ustedes. vosotros, vosotras ...
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