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RAE:
Forma de 2.ª persona singular [tú] o plural [vosotros].
So what I gather is that vos is the short version of vosotros when referring to the second person of plural only; however, Vosotros (vos y otros) is strictly for the second person of plural. RAE again:
pron. person. Formas de nominativo de 2.ª persona plural en masculino y femenino.
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According to Wiktionary, vōs is the plural second-person pronoun in Latin. The Latin vōs became the singular second-person vos in Spanish, which was then pluralized by appending the -otros suffix to form vosotros (i.e., vos y otros).
The Spanish tú comes from tū, the singular second-person pronoun in Latin.
A previous question already explained that usted ...
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Argentina has its Academia Argentina de Letras that has close relation with Real Academia Española. In its homepage it describes its activities, address, regular meeting schedules and general goal. Here is its institutional page. They have a building and permanent staff as well. They also promote events and attempt to keep track of changes in the language ...
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But there are also country-specific language academies in most
Spanish-speaking countries. What do these language academies do?
From Wikipedia:
The Association of Spanish Language Academies is the entity which regulates the Spanish language. It was created in Mexico in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the ...
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