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1. Ardainian Hebrew Israelite (ardainianright@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 14:11:39 JST Ardainian Hebrew Israelite
   "Thou" used to be a singular "you," while "you" used to be exclusively plural. People say language is "evolving," but that seems to be a kind of devolution, a reduction in precision and expressiveness, much like the singular "they." I guess in some English dialects y'all takes up the plural while you is singular. But languages changing over time aren't always a positive thing.
   • 🆒Ｅｌｉ👑 (zoomgoboom@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 00:37:58 JST 🆒Ｅｌｉ👑

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     @ArdainianRight Also there's debate about whether they merged due to scribes writing þē (thee) as yē in handwriting
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