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From: dmr@dutoit.UUCP
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Subject: Second person singular
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Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 04:31:07 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  9 04:31:07 1985
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I know several Philadelphia-area Quaker families who use
"plain speech" when addressing family members.  The nominative
of the second person singular, among them, is "thee," as in,
"Ben, if thee doesn't stop that, I'm going to hit thee."

As you might guess from the example, I knew them best when
we were kids together 30 years ago.   I wonder if they are
teaching it to their own children?

Aside from "thee is", the rest of the declension (and conjugation)
was as expected (thy book; this is mine, that's thine).
I don't remember if I ever heard *thee's.

	Dennis Ritchie