Author Topic: Early Modern English (Read 1453 times)

LordPhan · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:21:11 AM »

Thou = Singular, You = Plural, in modern english You is used for both, which of course the modernists love since they can misinterprit whatever they want.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:21:24 AM »

Quote from: poche

Those terms thee, thou thine, etc. were all part of the way people used to speak back in those days. that today it would sound formal to hear those terms used would be an example of how language changes over time. In those days those terms were related to the 2nd person informal of the English language.
People were praying using that verbiage and they became accustomed to using it so that even though the language has changed, our prayers have not.

When my mother says the Hail Mary she will use you and your. It's very grating on the ears.

. . . . the Lord is with YOU, blessed are YOU among women and blessed is the fruit of YOUR womb.

PaulLuke · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2012, 08:48:13 PM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

When my mother says the Hail Mary she will use you and your. It's very grating on the ears.

. . . . the Lord is with YOU, blessed are YOU among women and blessed is the fruit of YOUR womb.

I know exactly what you mean. Back when I was an NO Catholic, I remember occasionally hearing the person/people behind me using these terms; even then I cringed at the sound of it. Some people are so anti-tradition they can't even pray as our English-speaking ancestors have for centuries. Also, oftentimes it was a sister (always nondescript, wearing a simple shirt, maybe a skirt, and rarely some sort of veil). It wasn't until much later that this all made sense to me.

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Author Topic: Early Modern English (Read 1453 times)

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Early Modern English

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Early Modern English