tutoie

present singular third person tutoies · participle present tutoieing · participle past tutoied · past tutoied

1. alternativeAlternative form of tutoy.

   I took a particular delight in talking to her in French when she was angry, especially in tutoieing her, it made her so “wrathy.”

   1855, “A Child of the Sun”, The Summer-Land: A Southern Story, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton and Company, page 22

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   A French teacher, by the use of ‘thou’ instead of ‘you,’ informs his pupil that he regards him as a friend; and he at once reciprocates the feeling by tutoieing in return.

   1882, “Hints to Young Teachers”, in The Sabbath School Magazine, Designed for the Use of Teachers, Adult Scholars, and Parents, Glasgow: John M‘Callum & Co., page 243

   One further short cut, a line or two of dialogue between the Prince and Migaev in the second act, has been made because they discuss the pros and cons of tutoieing, which is meaningless in English.

   1970, “Introduction”, in Artistes and Admirers: A Comedy in Four Acts, Manchester University Press; Barnes & Noble Inc., page xxxii

   LS tutoies men (Rich, AO), whom he treats as buddies, and vousvoies women (Sally, La Directrice), adopting with them the role of chivalrous patron;

   1992, Richard Price, Sally Price, Equatoria, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 285