I didn't know about the 2 imperatives in Russian, but I'm still a beginner. So the "regular" imperative would be what you would use with the dog? I'm curious about the social uses of imperatives in Russian. In English we only have the one, so it is often considered rude to use it, since it has the same feel as giving a command. Does Russian use the imperative more often than English (instead of "would you")?

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