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I can't understand the difference between うち and よそ. I learned that they are
used in polite speech, for example:

```

    ╔════════╦═════════╦═════════════╗
    ║        ║  うち    ║   よそ      ║
    ╠════════╬═════════╬═════════════╣
    ║ 言います║ 申します ║ おっしゃいます║
    ╚════════╩═════════╩═════════════╝
```
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2012-05-31T04:46:24.840
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2012-06-02T17:05:54.367
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politeness
Polite speech and うち　よそ
敬語[けいご/keigo] has three different forms: "丁寧語[ていねいご/the polite
form]・尊敬語[そんけいご/the honorific form]・謙譲語[けんじょうご/the humble form]". 言う is the
dictionary form. 言います is the polite form (丁寧語). 申す(usually used to say [EDIT:]
"Someone in the speaker's in-group says") is the humble form (謙譲語) and 申します is
the polite form of 申す. おっしゃる(used to say [EDIT:] "Someone to whom the speaker
has to show his respect says") is the honorific form (尊敬語) and おっしゃいます is the
polite form of おっしゃる. By the way, I've never heard うち・よそ used as grammatical
terms...
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2012-05-31T06:37:09.830
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