What is the difference between "thee" and "thou"?
2010年9月22日 · 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 …
When should I say "thee"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2016年12月6日 · 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 …
Is pronouncing "The" as in "Thee" still correct in titles?
2010年11月28日 · 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 …
Why are words like "Thou" / "Thee" / "Ye" no longer used in English?
Thou and thee did not stress respect, to my knowledge. Whoever informed you as such probably felt that way due to associations between those particular pronouns and the King James Bible, …
What happened first: "ye"/"you" merging to "you", or "thou"/"thee ...
2013年12月27日 · Thee and you were used as object. During the Middle English period, ye/you came to be used as a polite singular form alongside thou/thee. During Early Modern English, …
Thank thou or Thank thee - English Language & Usage Stack …
2015年11月2日 · In particular, thee is the indirect object in the first and the direct object of the second - by early Modern English these were no longer morphologically distinct. Thee is …
expressions - What's a modern equivalent of "fie on thee"?
2017年10月1日 · According to Etymology online, fie (late 13c) was a general sound of disgust that seems to have developed independently in many languages.
What is the meaning of "Fare thee well"?
2018年5月29日 · Thee = ‘you’ Well = in a positive manner; 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 …
Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?
During the 14th century it also appears as a substitute for the singular obj. thee n. and nominative thou n., being originally used in token of respect in addressing a superior, but later also to an …
In what region is "thou", etc. used in dialect?
2011年6月29日 · So "Don't thee thar me, thee thars them that thars thee" makes perfect sense oop north. edit: my understanding is that the plural you/your originally was a polite form used …