French & Eng. vis-a-vis Dutch WAS: 2nd pers. pron. for God

> However, it would still sound a bit blasphemous to
> say "jij" to God; that would
> be denying your own nothingness in comparison with
> His greatness...
>
> Jan
Interesting in that this seems to be the opposite
intuition in French and English.  "Tu" and "Thou" are
used to indicate one's closeness to and intimacy with
God, at least I would think....

Clint

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