Need help from non-native English speakers for some research

[Grojlach]

Thanks once again for all your input, much appreciated! [img]smile.gif[/img]

ZFR, I had one question regarding your description of the use of Vous in Polish, though. When I briefly discussed the results in class, a Polish girl was actually very surprised about this bit:

(instead of "where have you been?" you say "where has sir been?")

It didn't really strike her as familiar, actually.
Is this part of the main Polish language, or is this information concerning a certain dialect of the language? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ZFR]

Originally posted by Grojlach: Thanks once again for all your input, much appreciated! [img]smile.gif[/img] ZFR, I had one question regarding your description of the use of Vous in Polish, though. When I briefly discussed the results in class, a Polish girl was actually very surprised about this bit: quote: (instead of "where have you been?" you say "where has sir been?")

It didn't really strike her as familiar, actually.
Is this part of the main Polish language, or is this information concerning a certain dialect of the language? [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]No. It's the main Polish language. Not a dialect.
In Polish:
"A gdzie byles wczoraj?" - informal (and where have you been yesterday?)
"A gdzie byl Pan wczoraj?" - formal (and where has Sir been yesterday?)

We use Pan and Pani, which is an equivalent of English Mr. and Mrs., but I put Sir instead in my translation. Maybe that's what confused her?

Otherwise, I can't really say why it didn't strike her as familiar. How long has she lived in Poland?

[Grojlach]

Originally posted by ZFR: quote: Originally posted by Grojlach: Thanks once again for all your input, much appreciated! [img]smile.gif[/img] ZFR, I had one question regarding your description of the use of Vous in Polish, though. When I briefly discussed the results in class, a Polish girl was actually very surprised about this bit: quote: (instead of "where have you been?" you say "where has sir been?")

It didn't really strike her as familiar, actually.
Is this part of the main Polish language, or is this information concerning a certain dialect of the language? [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]No. It's the main Polish language. Not a dialect.
In Polish:
"A gdzie byles wczoraj?" - informal (and where have you been yesterday?)
"A gdzie byl Pan wczoraj?" - formal (and where has Sir been yesterday?)

We use Pan and Pani, which is an equivalent of English Mr. and Mrs., but I put Sir instead in my translation. Maybe that's what confused her?

Otherwise, I can't really say why it didn't strike her as familiar. How long has she lived in Poland? [/QUOTE]All of her life as far as I know, but I reckon she just misunderstood its meaning. Thanks for the clarification though, I'll make sure to pass it along. [img]smile.gif[/img]