- What is the difference between thee and thou?
Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy thine is the possessive form Before they all merged into the catch-all form you, English second person pronouns distinguished between nominative and objective, as well as between singular and plural (or formal): thou - singular
- Why are words like Thou Thee Ye no longer used in English?
The interesting question here is why the thee thou forms are used in the KJV, and why they are so often still used in Christian contexts Was the plural respectful form you considered inappropriate for theological reasons (because the God of the KJV is very much a singular, not a plural)?
- When should I say thee? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Thee and you as object Middle English: ye and you used alongside thou and thee as polite singular forms Early Modern English: Distinction between ye as subject and you as object disappeared, you being used almost universally Ye restricted to archaic, religious or literary contexts by the end of the 16th century Thou similarly restricted by
- Is pronouncing The as in Thee still correct in titles?
The is pronounced "thee" when it precedes a word that begins with a vowel (the apple, the overtone series, etc ) or (sometimes) an aspirated consonant (the historic occasion of his birth) or when the speaker wishes to differentiate a noun by calling it out for special dramatic emphasis
- Can I use word Thou, Thee, Thy and Thine like following
However, I can't imagine a typical Yorkshireman who would use "thee" and "thou" being sufficiently delicate as to use the word "thine" I do agree with Janus though, that "art" is the verb required in "Who art thou?"
- How did “fare-thee-well” come to mean “perfectly well”?
FWIW, Google Books claims over 12,000 written instances of the noun usage a fare thee well The fifth entry in that list is from The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, which defines it as To the most extreme degree, especially a condition of perfection For example, We've cleaned the house to a fare-thee-well, or He played the part of martyr to a fare-thee-well This term first appeared
- What is the meaning of Fare thee well? - English Language Usage . . .
Fare thee well means ‘may things go well for you’! ‘Fare thee well’ appears in a lot of songs - often about sending people on a journey safely and happily, saying ‘goodbye and safe journey’ - although it is really about ‘the journey of life’ not exclusively, travelling Link: see ‘to progress, or be in a certain condition’
- Thank thou or Thank thee - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
How would Shakespeare have said "Thank you"? Can't decide if it is thee or thou, since it isn't really a sentence
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