[Lexicog] speaking of ironic pronouns...

[langwijmijij]

> This can happen in German by talking to foreigners by using a grammar 
> simplified to the level of using only infinitives as a verbal form "du 
> gehen Kaufhaus" (= you go store), and the informal "du" – while the 
> formal respectful "Sie" would be expected. What if it turns out that 
> the addressee has received his Ph.D. in Germany and speaks better 
> German than the German?! 

Fascinating, the inferences that can be drawn from pronouns. Do I
conclude from your post that this foreigner talk is just confined to
men, or women don't get PhDs in Germany, or something else?

Claire



 
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