Re: You/thou (was Re: Old Norse)

>I only mention that because in many of Shakespeare's works (and I believe
>other writers of the time, but I'm not sure) "thou" was used during
>arguments rather than the more common "you".  It is certainly not a form
>you would use with a "close friend" in these contexts.
>I told my bishop that once, and he wasn't pleased at all.  He insisted
>that the Bible uses "thou" to show respect.  But he was the type of hold
>strong opinions on things he knew nothing about.  (Tried using the Bible
>to prove gravity once -- that made me laugh for days).
Hey, if the King James Bible (or Douay-Rheims if you're Catholic) was good
enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me.

Daniel A. Wier  ¶¦¬þ
Lufkin, Texas USA
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