Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP These two words are now primarily used by the Society of Friends. So is ye(the pronoun). How did such a basic part of language as the second person pronouns get consolidated into the single "you", leaving behind the dichotomy of formality and in-formality, and surviving only in the Quakers?
I exist! I am a pedant! I have a foreboding signature!
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate Curuinor 05/09/07 01:09 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate BranShea 05/09/07 02:04 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate tsuwm 05/09/07 06:06 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate Faldage 05/09/07 11:14 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate Zed 05/10/07 07:54 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate BranShea 05/11/07 01:05 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate Myridon 05/11/07 05:20 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate Zed 05/11/07 07:19 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate zmjezhd 05/11/07 07:32 PM Re: "Thee"s and "Thou"s innumerate BranShea 05/12/07 03:44 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,361Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 647 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 22
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,557tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,919Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org