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Cloudbringer · 07-25-2001, 01:34 AM

English DID have the formal and informal versions of second person address, it simply evolved out of modern use. Some churches maintain the old thee/thou usage in services (my own has 2 versions a more modern one and that traditional one).

In Russian, the distinction remains in modern use. The formal 'you' is also the plural.

Cloudy

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07-25-2001, 01:34 AM	#4
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	English DID have the formal and informal versions of second person address, it simply evolved out of modern use. Some churches maintain the old thee/thou usage in services (my own has 2 versions a more modern one and that traditional one). In Russian, the distinction remains in modern use. The formal 'you' is also the plural. Cloudy ------------------ Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan Storm-Queen StormCloud of the Black Knight: Heart Mind Soul Forever "To sleep, perchance to dream..."