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Post by Kirroha on Oct 21, 2009 7:06:50 GMT -5
"Master Expirius, I have failed thee!"
"Thou", "thee" and "thy" etc. are often used to refer to people of lower status in Old English. They still used "you" then to refer to those of similar status or higher status. Thus, this sentence feels very awkward.
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Post by DJC on Oct 23, 2009 11:00:48 GMT -5
"Master Expirius, I have failed thee!" "Thou", "thee" and "thy" etc. are often used to refer to people of lower status in Old English. They still used "you" then to refer to those of similar status or higher status. Thus, this sentence feels very awkward. In modern English "thou" and its variants are now used to create archaic dialect, which is the point behind its usage in the sentence you quoted. Also since this is an imaginary fantasy world, the connotations of thou in the past history of our world don't really apply. Either way, I think we can let this slide.  |
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Post by pads on Oct 24, 2009 9:08:29 GMT -5
I was under the impression that Thou, Thee, Thy and Thine where singular forms of the plural: You.
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Post by sn0wflake on Oct 26, 2009 21:26:36 GMT -5
What? According to Princeton:
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