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by cmrdporcupine 911 days ago
Thing is, it's not like the semantics and tone of formal speaking or speaking with deference is missing in English. It just doesn't take the form of special pronouns or conjugations, etc.

Native speakers at least are capable of picking up on all sorts of nuance in word choice and tone

Give it a couple hundred years, all the subtle or not-so-subtle nuances will standardize and settle into grammar constructs.