笔者是上海人,曾在北方工作过,深感北方方言与南方方言差别之微妙。 有一次,在与一位北方老者交谈时,笔者问他“您几岁了?”自以为谦恭有礼,用了敬称“您”字,颇为得体。不料对方拂袖而去,落了个大 The writer, a native of Shanghai who had worked in the North, was deeply touched by the subtleties of the difference between northern dialects and southern dialects. Once, when talking to a northern man, the author asked him “How old were you?” Since he was courteous, he used the word “you” for his demeanor. Unexpectedly, the other stooped away, fell a big one