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| Well, then it wouldn't be English. That is how the language has evolved, and wanting it to be different won't change things. Your own language has itself evolved from early forms. |
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| another question: ` Why is it that sometimes, a formal construction in another language is informal in English and an informal construction in another language is formal in English? |
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| Formality is determined by the social values of a society, so there will be differences about what is treated formally or not at any time. |
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