2007-01-15 18:03:12 · 14 answers · asked by INOSTRANETS 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Actually, "you" was the respectful form. "Thou" was the familiar form, the form that you would use with a very close family member or friend. Many people nowadays think that "you" was the closer form and "thou" the formal form, but that's not true. For example, in my church, we use "thou" forms when we pray, and I think it's so that we can show our intimate relationship with God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou
2007-01-15 18:10:21 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thou
2007-01-15 18:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends how far back. If it was 200BC then thou.. If it was 19th and 20th century meaning a couple of hundred years ago. Sir and Ma'm would have been the words.
2007-01-15 18:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by sexy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was used to be spoken in third person as in Her Majesty, His or Her Mercy
Like in French: Madame la Marquise or Monsieur le Marquis
2007-01-15 18:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by QQ dri lu 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thou, Thy, or Thine. Depending on how you're using it.
2007-01-15 18:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually, "you" was the respectful pronoun and the plural pronoun (analogous to French "vous"), "thou" was the intimate pronoun.
2007-01-15 18:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thou
2007-01-15 19:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thou
2007-01-15 18:26:37 · answer #8 · answered by chicka0002002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thou
2007-01-15 18:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where forth art THOU, Romeo?
What is THY name, my child?
THEE has no shortcomings, Sire!!!
So there YOU are !!
(Edit : Cyrille2188 is correct)....
2007-01-15 18:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by winterlotus 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋