Re: USAGE English 'thou' (was: Proto-Romance)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 25, 2004, 5:31 |
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 11:51:56PM -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> > Sing Plural
> > Familiar tú or vos vos or vosotros or ustedes
> > Polite usted ustedes
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> Where is vos still the familiar plural?
Well, I don't know of anywhere that it is in active use, though the
possibility exists, I suppose. It is still used, however, in much the
same way "ye" is in English - to set an archaic or formal tone, esp in
Bible translations, etc.
-Mark