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How did the originally honorific forms of adressaddress 君、お前、貴様　become become informal or even insulting?

君 means ruler, お前 honourable one towards me, 貴様 worthy appearance.

How did these originally honorific terms of address become informal or even insulting?

How did the originally honorific forms of adress 君、お前、貴様　become informal or even insulting?

君 means ruler, お前 honourable one towards me, 貴様 worthy appearance.

How did the originally honorific forms of address 君、お前、貴様 become informal or even insulting?

君 means ruler, お前 honourable one towards me, 貴様 worthy appearance.

How did these originally honorific terms of address become informal or even insulting?

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How did the originally honorific forms of adress 君、お前、貴様　become informal or even insulting?

君 means ruler, お前 honourable one towards me, 貴様 worthy appearance.