# Do you, or any adults you know, expect to be addressed as "Mr." or "Mrs." by other adults?

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> [@About your first name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718/142):
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> I hate the concept of the “plural you”, I see it as a relict of feudalism that does not belong in a progressive society.

Do you feel politically obligated to call people “thou” and “thee”? In English, we almost never use the familiar/singular. We nearly always use the formal/plural.

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