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→Formal and Informal You: expanded, since not all languages do it that way
Many languages, including English (though they are now found only in texts like the King James Bible and Shakespere) have formal and informal 2nd person pronoun (you). This is often referred to as "Tu/Vous" which is the French formal and informal forms of you. Since many people read the King James Bible, and since language can simply be fun, here are the "tu/vous" forms for twelfth century English.
Many languages, including English (though they are now found only in texts like the King James Bible and Shakespere) have formal and informal 2nd person pronoun (you). This is often referred to as "Tu/Vous" which is the French formal and informal forms of you. Since many people read the King James Bible, and since language can simply be fun, here are the "tu/vous" forms for twelfth century English.
*Informal form of "you" = thou (I) thee (me) thy/thine[1](my or mine).
*Informal form of "you" = thou (I) thee (me) thy/thine[1](my or mine).
*Formal form of "you" = You (I) you (me) your/yours (my or mine).
*Formal form of "you" = Ye (I) you (me) your/yours (my or mine).
It is interesting to note that early writers of English addressed God informally, which I think is important in understanding our relationship with our Father.
It is interesting to note that early writers of English addressed God informally, which I think is important in understanding our relationship with our Father.
In French and in the above-noted archaic form in English, the formal second person singular is the same as the second person plural. In other words, the distinction is between informal singular and all else. Russian also follows this pattern; ты (''ty'') is the informal second person singular, while вы (''vy'') is the second person plural and formal. However, other languages follow different patterns. For example, Spanish has separate second person formal singular and plural forms, ''usted'' and ''ustedes,'' which are grammatically third person, as they are derived from ''vuestra merced'' (your mercy). German uses the third person plural, except capitalized in writing: ''Sie,'' literally, "They."
==References==
==References==