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Yes, but that's not what the phrase originally meant. Its usage has changed over the years to the point where things like your source consider the new version to be accurate.

However, there are many - including myself for a time - who still fight to preserve the original meaning. I stopped doing it when I realized that a) English is a fluid language, and b) some people - again, possibly including myself - simply liked to correct people to show off.



Yes, and we originally said things like thee and thy. And thy meant my, or some crap like that.


"Thy" meant "your". Close enough!


And then y'all started talking to each other in plural all the time.

(OK, so 'you' was used as a formal singular for a long time too, but I like my version better)


I really love y'all and you'ze - because the grammatical construct exists in other languages such as Spanish.

Those words are used by some English speaking cultures because they are useful.

I wonder of the usage is emergent (independent rediscovery), or a cultural meme transferred from another language?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou

Another fascinating journey on the good ship Wikipedia.


Horatio, thou art a scholar!




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