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Originally Posted by Decimus
Argument 3: Then I'll advise asking around with the phrases 「お待ちなさい」、 「ご覧なさい」、「おいでなさい（お出でなさい）」 and 「お召しなさい」
As for the rest of the (お/ご-) Sonkeigo(尊敬語), refer to this post:
Example:
お＋座り＋なさるー＞お座りなさるー＞お座りなさい
お＋入り＋（に）＋なさるー＞お入り（に）なさるー＞ お入りなさい
(Also, to further clarify chryuop's post, the standard Sonkeigo for 「食べる」 is 「召し上がる」) |
Actually I am going to ask around with a variety of words. I will include some of the ones you ask ie.. the ones with an お〜なさい construction. I am not contesting different varieties of keigo, I am aware of them would prefer you not try to boast your superiority (cuz that is what it seems like you are doing-sorry if i am wrong) by suggesting I read an article on honorific speech in the Japanese language. I am only interested in how people feel about the お〜なさい construction. I want to determine if my feeling about its contemporary usage is correct, (since 3 natives opinions are not enough for you). And if it is limited to only a few words, then I hardly think that warrants it a place in common language today. So I will find out. I will ask people a how they feel about a variety of words and how they feel about the お〜なさい construction overall. Fair enough?