> 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."
>>Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> wrote:
>>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".
You misunderstand my question. I understand the difference
between "thou" and "you," but the Quakers don't use "thou." I'm
wondering why they use "thee" for the subject instead of "thou." As
far as I know, the Quakers never addressed anybody as "thou."
Charlie