sometimes used in translations from a language that adheres to a T–V distinction, but otherwise it appears only when one wants to be excessively formal either from the gravity of the occasion (as in court proceedings and legal correspondence) or out of contempt (in order to ridicule another person's self-importance), and is used in all other cases. Norwegian In Norwegian, the polite form / () and / () has more or less disappeared in both spoken and written language. Norwegians now exclusively use , and the polite form does not have a strong cultural pedigree in the country. Until recently, would sometimes be found in written works, business letters, plays and translations where an impression of formality must be retained. The popular belief that is reserved for the king is incorrect, since according to royal etiquette, the King (and other members of the royal family) will be addressed as ()/ () (Your majesty) or in third person singular as (His majesty), / (Her majesty), (the King), (the Queen) and similar. Norwegians generally refer to one another by first name only, unless the person is better known by full or last name only. This also contributes to the weakening of these pronouns and a general pattern of declining use of polite speech. For example, a student might address their professor by their first name, but would refer to a leading politician by their last name. Norwegian politicians and celebrities are sometimes referred to by their first names, especially in newspaper headlines, while the text of the article most likely would use the person's last name. Nicknames are not very common. The distinction between and exists primarily for written Norwegian (most Norwegians speak dialects that differ from the standard written forms), and the T–V rules are the same for both forms—except that uses the third person plural to indicate politeness (as in German), while uses the second person plural (as in French). In both forms, when these pronouns are used to indicate politeness, they are always capitalised (to show deference, and separate them from when they indicate, respectively, the third and second person plural). Swedish In Swedish, there has in the last two centuries been a marked difference between usage in Finland Swedish and in Sweden. In the Swedish of Sweden, the polite survived from earlier epochs, but had come to be considered somewhat careless, bullying or rude; instead, an intricate system