
English used to have a more or less typical array of second person pronouns, with thou and thee for the singular — subject and object cases, respectively — and ye and you for the plural. So what happened? John explains.
English used to have a more or less typical array of second person pronouns, with thou and thee for the singular — subject and object cases, respectively — and ye and you for the plural. So what happened? John explains.
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The Problem With You
When I lived in Austin, I was informed that “y’all” was actually singular or at least ambiguous about whether it was addressed to one or more persons, and that the plural was “all y’all”.
Remember the Sound of music - the Julie Andres song so long, adieu, auf wiedersehen, goodbye - and the - you, and you, and you - Just came to think of it :-)