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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by jessaustin on Friday July 27, 2018 @03:50PM (#17628755)
It's funny that "thou" seems so formal now.
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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by dorchadas on Friday July 27, 2018 @05:03PM (#17629381)
And it's all because of the King James Bible! They used 'thou' there when talking to God because they wanted it to seem informal and portray him as a friend. It's quite funny how after it fell out of use, it was reinterpreted as the exact opposite, with people being more formal when talking to God.
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