Italian Discussion--10/9/2012

In Italian, we learned the difference between formal and informal speech. "Sei" is used for informal, while "E" is used for formal. So, to ask someone informally where something is, one would say, "Di dove sei?" and to ask someone formally, the question would be "Di dov'e?" Informal speech is used with friends and family whereas formal is used with strangers, acquaintances, and people in authority like teachers and professors and bosses.