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Old 08-19-2011, 07:16 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar View Post
I'm still hoping for some responses by international members who can compare their translations of these passages to the original.
In modern Russian, the respectful/deferential "you" is "you" in plural... So, like vous in French. However, as far as we know, in archaic Russian, everyone was addressed with the singular "you", regardless of rank. Unless, of course, the speaker is referring to a group of people.

So, in my Russian translation, there is no change in the Aragorn-Eowyn speach.
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