The Problem with You
English no longer draws a distinction between its second person pronouns, not officially that is.
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Show Notes
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?
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 248: "The Problem with You." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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