Re: Help!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan McLeay" <kesuari@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Help!


> Joe wrote:
>
> >From: "Tristan McLeay" <kesuari@...>
> >
> >
> >>Well, no longer being used any more (baring 'for overblow silly effect'
> >>and other similar things) is even less grounds for an argument than a
> >>fixed phrase :)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I don't know..I'd say 'thou' is the 2nd person singular/familiar...
> >
> >
>
> While you aren't alone, I don't think that's normal. I've never used
> 'thou' apart from when trying to be archaic. I'd definetly say 'you' was
> 2nd person singular. Because when we consider 'youse' and 'y'all' as
> plurals, where would `you' be? Not singular, not plural?
>
I wouldn't -use- it...but I would say that it is.