6 389 sum history capitalisation english quick one everyone else gets two germanic languages least dutch standard german use captalised pronoun form polite second person use u dutch sie german guess explanation respect pronominal references deity capitalised many modern netherlands dutch disappearing u used whereas belgian dutch flemish impression retained much use u netherlands dutch believe u beginning restricted formal rather merely polite usage whereas belgium people use u much longer even heard children calling friends aged around 10 u notably polite explanation capitalised english cant respect suspect merely typographical fact lowercase small paul werth