Re: Old Norse (was Re: New to the list)

"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> No, actually, what he said is right.  "Thou" was always the standard
> singular second person pronoun, until sometime around Shakespeare's
> time
Are you sure it was that late in time?  I thought it was earlier in the
Middle English period.


>    He thought the word president was so commonly used that it
>    was undignified by itself
One suggestion was "His Elective Exellency, President of the United
States and Defender of their Liberties".  One person jokingly suggested
"His Superfluousness" for the Vice-President.  :-)

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