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Re: USAGE: The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 2:57
On 11/27/06, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:
> I believe this is ~= thee/you. > > S/He doth = informal > S/He does = formal > > -eth is informal 2/3p, not 1p. E.g. Methinks thou thinketh m'lord does think so. > > - Sai
??? I've never heard of -th in the 2nd person; are you thinking of -st? Anyway, I'd expect "the Lady" to take the formal. -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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