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 almost 10 years ago
I dunno…
mr , b almost 10 years ago
and the answer is what’s on second .
pschearer Premium Member almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
Love A & C. Just watched with my daughter.Let’s all enjoy the full routine.
hariseldon59 almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
What’s he so MAD about
sacldczoo almost 10 years ago
Don’t say “Si”, say “Oui”!
ChessPirate almost 10 years ago
“We’re all ye for not he…”
Dewed almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
Well, whatever all of y’all come up with, try to avoid “ye all” – sounds like a donkey
gimmickgenius almost 10 years ago
Around Pittsburgh it’d be “Hear Yinz, Hear Yinz!”
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
Well tanks a bunch! Now I is all confusid…
Jim Kerner almost 10 years ago
Ye Gevalt!
pschearer Premium Member almost 10 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!!