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> You may not fall into either of those two camps, but let me assure you, it's a lot of people. I think thou'st meant "Thou may not fall into either of those t
by saalweachter 5y ago
> You may not fall into either of those two camps, but let me assure you, it's a lot of people.
I think thou'st meant "Thou may not fall into either of those two camps, but let me assure thee, it's a lot of people."
The commenter thou art replying to is a singular person, not a group, and as we know, while other words may come and go, the use of pronouns in a language does not change over time.
- torstenvl 5y agoSingular "they" dates back to the 14th century. "Thou" fell out of use in the 17th century. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200700 https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/200700 https://www.etymonline.com/word/thee#etymonline_v_10720 https://www.etymonline.com/word/thee#etymonline_v_10720