Sean Macツ on Nostr: So watching Hocus Pocus made me curious how ‘Thee’ became ‘You’ in popular ...
So watching Hocus Pocus made me curious how ‘Thee’ became ‘You’ in popular English. It’s pretty interesting, so I thought I would share:
https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/s/TfabculPz0Also, I think I am going to start using ‘Thy & Thee’ conversationally to bring back our singular form of ‘you’ 🤠👋
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