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		joshdavham on Dec 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Defense of Y'All I actually started using the term y’all after I learned French. One you’re introduced to the concept of ‘vous’ you realize how weird it is that English doesn’t have a standard equivalent.

anon84873628 on Dec 19, 2024 [–]

If I'm recalling The History of English podcast correctly, "you" was originally the plural/formal 2nd person pronoun, while "thou" was singular.

Eventually language did its thing and the default shifted. Now we think of "thou" as old timey and formal!

joshdavham 12 months ago | [–]

We need to bring 'thou' back! Don't thou agree?

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