List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules: Difference between revisions

List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules (view source)

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 ** as singular pronoun, indicates one person being addressed or mentioned
 ** as plural pronoun, indicates more than one person being addressed or mentioned
-* Old English origin of "you"
+* for origins of "you" in ''thee, thine, thou, ye'' see [[You origins (2nd person pronoun)]]
-** from Old English "''thou''" (dative and accusative cases)
+** that page contains a chart to explain the different cases of each
-** or "''ye''" (objective case)
+** shows their use in Shakespeare
-* [[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
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