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el registro
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register (the level of formality: formal vs informal)
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tú
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informal you — friends, peers, family
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usted
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formal you — strangers, elders, authority, business
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vosotros / vosotras
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informal you (plural), used in Spain
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ustedes
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formal you (plural) in Spain; all of you everywhere in Latin America
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usted + verbo
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uses the él/ella verb form, e.g. usted habla, usted tiene
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posesivo con tú
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tu / tus (your), e.g. tu casa, tus libros
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posesivo con usted
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su / sus (your), e.g. su casa, sus libros
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pronombre con tú
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te / ti, e.g. te mando los documentos
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pronombre con usted
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le, e.g. le mando los documentos
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How do you pick tú vs usted?
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From the audience and text type: friends/peers/family and informal messages → tú; strangers/elders/authority/business and formal letters → usted.
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What verb form does «usted» take?
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The «él/ella» form (no -s): usted habla, usted tiene, usted puede.
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Why must register stay consistent?
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Mixing tú and usted in one text is a marked error; once you choose a register, every verb, possessive and pronoun must match it.
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When you switch tú → usted, what changes?
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All three together: the verb (puedes → puede), the possessive (tu → su) and the object pronoun (te → le).
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