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Grayis personal pronouns are divided into five categories which may be considered registers of formality, though rather than describing hierarchical relationships, they are determined by the familial and educational relationships between the speakers. There are five registers, though not all pronouns have all five forms, and some may have the same form for two or more registers. | Grayis personal pronouns are divided into five categories which may be considered registers of formality, though rather than describing hierarchical relationships, they are determined by the familial and educational relationships between the speakers. There are five registers, though not all pronouns have all five forms, and some may have the same form for two or more registers. | ||
* | *'''Equal Register.''' This is the register you would use with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and others you interact with regularly who do not fall into any of the other registers. | ||
* | *'''Family Register.''' This is similar to that of Equal, but it has the additional connotation that the speakers are related to one another. This is the register for cousins, siblings, and sometimes other family members such as aunts, uncles, or other non-nuclear relations. | ||
*The third register is | *'''Stranger Register.''' The third register is the default for most day-to-day interaction. This is also known as the Neutral Register, as it may be seen as slightly formal. This register is used with anyone you don’t know well. Many workplaces also maintain a neutral register for professional interactions in situation where the Equal register may otherwise be used. | ||
*The fourth register is | *'''Teacher Register.''' The fourth register is used explicitly for addressing a teacher, parent, or mentor. Situationally, this may also be the assumed register for addressing family elders. | ||
*The fifth and final register is | *'''Child Register.''' The fifth and final register is the inverse of the Teacher register: It is how parents address their children, and how teachers address students. | ||
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