Re: Word used more than once

caeruleancentaur wrote:
> Why the Quakers use "thee" instead of "thou" I don't know.  I'm sure
> it has something to do with the English of the Bible, but it is
> strange that they settled on "thee" rather than "thou."
The use of "thou" instead of "you" stems from when "you" had
connotations of deference, back when "thou" remained as a familiar
singular.  The Quakers, as an egalitarian sect, refused to use terms of
respect, and instead, addressed all as "thou".

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