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Re:Did English ever have a formal version of "you"? (2011) by trealira on Sunday December 24, 2023 @03:43PM (#38756650)
> However, since it seems that "thee" and "thou" are the informal forms of "you", now I'm really confused why they do this.

Unnecessary reverence of the King James Bible translation, probably.

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