Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
persirati
English translation:
(making) T–V distinction
Added to glossary by
Milena Taylor
Jul 16, 2014 19:11
9 yrs ago
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Serbian term
persirati
Serbian to English
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
'per vous' address, official address..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | (making) T–V distinction |
Milena Taylor
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| 4 +1 | to be on a last-name basis (with someone) |
Pavle Perencevic
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Change log
Jul 18, 2014 10:31: Milena Taylor Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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14 mins
Milena Taylor
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Specializes in field
Serbia
Business-Marketing-IT-Media-Localization
Native in: Serbian (Variant: Cyrillic and Latin) 
, Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Serbian, Serbian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
(making) T–V distinction
In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second-person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee.
Languages (such as English) having no syntactic T–V distinction may have semantic analogues to convey the mentioned attitudes towards the addressee, such as whether to address someone by first or last name, or whether to use "sir"/"ma'am" in US English.
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Note added at 17 mins (2014-07-16 19:29:02 GMT)
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Depending on the context, other choices would include "formal address" or "formal speech".
Languages (such as English) having no syntactic T–V distinction may have semantic analogues to convey the mentioned attitudes towards the addressee, such as whether to address someone by first or last name, or whether to use "sir"/"ma'am" in US English.
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Note added at 17 mins (2014-07-16 19:29:02 GMT)
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Depending on the context, other choices would include "formal address" or "formal speech".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
11 hrs
Pavle Perencevic
Canada
Canada
Native in Serbian
Canada
Sparing no effort to get it right!
Native in: Serbian 
Works in: Serbian to English, Slovenian to English, Croatian to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
to be on a last-name basis (with someone)
To bi bilo najpribližnije našem persiranju.
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