Re: Genesis, Chapter III

Posted By: Dan Rudolph (c1047069-a.cdrrpd1.ia.home.com)
Date: 4/21/2000 at 4:26 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Genesis, Chapter III (SiliconDream =PN= (also at work))

: Wasn't "you" or "ye" the formal, and
: "thou" and "thee" the informal
: versions back then? Or mebbe "ye" *is*
: plural, and the serpent was just quoting God's command
: to both humans verbatim.

: --SiliconDream

No, English never made formal/informal distinctions like romance languages IIRC. Thou was the singular subjective form; thee was the singular objective form. The plural for both was you. I think ye is used in imperatives.

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