• Dasus@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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    22 hours ago

    No, you lack a second person singular, but that’s just because thou refuses to employ it, not because it doesn’t exist.

    English personal pronouns

    The second-person singular pronouns are thou, thee, thy, thine, thyself.

    Personally I’d prefer using the already existing 2nd person singular instead of starting to use “y’all” for a second person plural, but my opinion doesn’t really matter here, so you know, fuck me and you do you.

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      18 hours ago

      Buddy what on Earth are you talking about? You is the second person singular, its also 2nd person plural hence my comment. You all, or y’all, on the other hand is strictly 2nd person plural.

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          17 hours ago

          What on Earth are you babbling about? I didn’t mention the word thou in my comment. You said that English lacked a second person singular.

          No, you lack a second person singular…

          You is the second person singular. Not just in southern America but everywhere. You used it multiple times already. The fact thay thou is also second person singular is irrelevant. You typed all of that for no reason whatsoever.

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              16 hours ago

              Yeah I’m not understanding your argument either. Are you arguing that “you” is not a second person singular in Modern English? It sounds like you are but then you also are using it currently so I’m confused.

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                  13 hours ago

                  Okay so your argument is basically that language never changes and never evolves? Because it wasn’t a second person singular 300 years ago it can’t be one today? All right. That seems silly but you do you.

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              9 hours ago

              Colloquially English lacks a second person singular? “You” is not colloquially used? That’s your assertion? Even though you use it in multiple times in your comment and you’re clearly understanding my use of it? Just want to clear that up cuz it seems insane.