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In modern Eevo, ''Tlaw'' (lit. "place") is used as a polite second-person pronoun for strangers or persons in positions of authority. It is still considered acceptable for some professions, such as superiors in military or at work, teachers, and professors, to refer to their counterparts with the familiar pronouns ''fiar'' and ''swad'', although nowadays using ''tlaw'' is becoming more common. There are some unexpected (from an Anglophone perspective) situations where it is appropriate to use a pronoun. For example, it is permissible for university students to use familiar pronouns for professors (Eevosphere universities are much more selective than ours, and are intended mainly to produce academics and researchers; thus students and professors are considered roughly equals.)