Wikipedia has a mind-numbingly thorough discussion of what linguists call T-V, the use of different second-person pronouns to reflect social status, age, wealth, power, etc. One of the reasons I rejoice in being born into the English language is that English gave up all that thou/thee/you/ye junk centuries ago.
Various comments:It’s “Kiddest thou?”, at least in form, tho(ugh) I doubt “kid” was ever used then except for goats.A Southerner once told me the plural of “y’all” is “all y’all”.Never heard “yinz” but have heard “yiz”.Every not-invented language is nonsensical, but consider that relatively logical German has “der/die/das/den/dem/des” where we have just “the”, and the occasional sillinesses in English seem quite minor…except for our awful spelling: DOWN WITH GH!!
ladykat about 9 years ago
I dunno…
mr , b about 9 years ago
and the answer is what’s on second .
pschearer Premium Member about 9 years ago
Wikipedia has a mind-numbingly thorough discussion of what linguists call T-V, the use of different second-person pronouns to reflect social status, age, wealth, power, etc. One of the reasons I rejoice in being born into the English language is that English gave up all that thou/thee/you/ye junk centuries ago.
nosirrom about 9 years ago
Love A & C. Just watched with my daughter.Let’s all enjoy the full routine.
hariseldon59 about 9 years ago
Pronoun trouble. It’s not: “He doesn’t have to shoot you now.” It’s: “He doesn’t have to shoot me now.” Well, I say he does have to shoot me now!
jtviper7 about 9 years ago
What’s he so MAD about
sacldczoo about 9 years ago
Don’t say “Si”, say “Oui”!
ChessPirate about 9 years ago
“We’re all ye for not he…”
Dewed about 9 years ago
If we’re listening to all of us, then why are you talking?
Hear me, hear me. How can you be me? I’m me.
celeconecca about 9 years ago
Well, whatever all of y’all come up with, try to avoid “ye all” – sounds like a donkey
gimmickgenius about 9 years ago
Around Pittsburgh it’d be “Hear Yinz, Hear Yinz!”
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
Well tanks a bunch! Now I is all confusid…
Jim Kerner about 9 years ago
Ye Gevalt!
pschearer Premium Member about 9 years ago
Various comments:It’s “Kiddest thou?”, at least in form, tho(ugh) I doubt “kid” was ever used then except for goats.A Southerner once told me the plural of “y’all” is “all y’all”.Never heard “yinz” but have heard “yiz”.Every not-invented language is nonsensical, but consider that relatively logical German has “der/die/das/den/dem/des” where we have just “the”, and the occasional sillinesses in English seem quite minor…except for our awful spelling: DOWN WITH GH!!