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| Topic | "Aisle" and "isle" are proof that silent letters are crap... |
| adjl 05/17/21 11:20:54 PM #26: | SKARDAVNELNATE posted... Thee was the common form and You was the sophisticated form of addressing someone. Eventually Thee fell out of use and now it sounds like the more fancy word. I've actually heard the King James bible blamed for that. Because it uses thee/thou and whatnot quite liberally, it created the sense that those were special God words and that alternatives were more casual and fit for everyday, non-divine use. The irony is that it was written using those words for the sake of portraying a more casual, relaxed relationship with a God who used informal language to help everyone feel more comfortable. Dunno how true that is, and I'm sure there's more to it than that, but it makes sense. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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