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* useful for Shakespeare "you" translations
* useful for Shakespeare "you" translations


== "You" origins ==
* Old English origin of "you"
** from Old English "''thou''" (dative and accusative cases)
** or "''ye''" (objective case)
* [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] origin of "you"
** second person singular: '''*tege-''' (from which "''thou''" and "''tu''" are derived)
** second person plural: '''*yu'''
* transition from "thee" to "you"
** in Middle English, the second person plural form merged with the singular
*** 2nd person plural was original used for both plural "you" and out of respect to a superior "(thy")
*** 2nd person plural came to be used to show equal status, thus as a courtesy
== Cases of "you" origins ==
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