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Leave-taking formulae include ade/adieu or uf widerluege for people with whom one is on formal terms, and tschau, tschüss, salü/sali for people with whom one has an informal relationship.
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Just as with the formal and informal pronouns of address, Sie and du respectively, levels of formality are strictly observed: thus grüezi grüess-ech in western regions is generally accompanied by Herr/Frau + family name; salü/sali, hoi, hallo, tschau + first name are informal greetings, and are used more by young people than old.
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England obtained Wei-hai-Wei, France a lease of Kwang-tschau and Hainan.
William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913
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Samoa ” East Africa ” Kiao-tschau ” the Carolines ” Heligoland ” the Cameroons: how can the acquisition of comparatively insignificant and unprofitable places like these be used for proving that the might of Germany is or has been directed towards territorial conquest?
William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913
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