Re: English: Thou
| From: | BP Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 21, 2000, 11:19 |
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At 18:37 20.6.2000 -0400, Nik Taylor wrote:
> > Actually I think many people, perhaps as a combination of the archaism of
> > "thou" and its use towards God, have reanalyzed "thou" as a _formal_ form.
> > I know that's what I thought
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>Yeah, that's definitely how's it's seen now. In Star Wars (Episode 6, I
>think?), Darth Vader asks the Emperor, "What is thy bidding, my master?"
>- definitely a reversal of the original usage!
I took it to mean that to DV the Emperor is a god!
I always had a place for DV in my heart -- so insecure!
/BP
B.Philip Jonsson mailto:melroch@mail.com
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