Identifying Register — Social Situations — Formal and Informal Register (Registro Formale e Informale) (B1)

Formal and Informal Register (Registro Formale e Informale)·Identifying Register — Social Situations

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Rule reminder

In Italian society, the choice of register is a social signal. Using 'tu' when 'Lei' is expected can seem disrespectful. Using 'Lei' when 'tu' is expected can seem cold or distant.

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Meeting your partner's parents for the first time: 'Ciao! Come state?' Appropriate?