Re: Methods of Question-Forming

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> From: "Jake X" <starvingpoet@...>
> Subject: Re: Methods of Question-Forming
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> > > It should be 'speak'.  'speakest' is only used with 'thou'.
> > Yes, but if she's gonna add an extra ending, it might as well be
> > a second person one.
>
> You might as well say "they speaketh".  It's still third person, but being
> used for the plural instead.
OK, I give in.  But I'm curious now.  When did thou and you switch places
in formality?  Logically, thou should be the more intimate one.

Jake

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