Re^3: Moose in a module created with h2xs

No, you're right. It's a long time since I studied German. "Sie" means "they", but can be used as the polite form for singular or plural you.

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Re^4: Moose in a module created with h2xs by soonix (Chancellor) on Feb 23, 2019 at 11:51 UTC
That stems from a time, when the normal "Ihr" (plural 'you') was considered somehow "reserved" for nobility, so for "normal" people, one resorted to "Er" ('he') / "Sie" ('she') as a polite form for singular 'you', with the corresponding plural "Sie" ('they') even more polite. Nowadays we are using plural "Sie" nearly exclusively. The French were able to stay with 'tu'/'vous' because they abolished their nobility instead ; -)	[reply]

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Re^4: Moose in a module created with h2xs
by soonix (Chancellor) on Feb 23, 2019 at 11:51 UTC

The French were able to stay with 'tu'/'vous' because they abolished their nobility instead ; -)