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- From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
- To: Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
- Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] We and us
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:49:04 +0000
On 14/11/2006 17:36, Uri Hurwitz wrote:
Peter kirk wrote, in part:Yes, in the past, but not since the 17th century. Note that I wrote "there is", not "there was". "Thou" is still in use in a few dialects, but not I think with a consistent politeness related distinction.
..."in English there is no politeness distinction in second personpronouns, "...
Wasn't there a clear social distinction between 'thou' and 'you' in the past, a distinction clearly retained in current German between 'Du' and 'Sie' ?
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Peter Kirk
E-mail: peter AT qaya.org
Blog: http://speakertruth.blogspot.com/
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/13/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, Bryant J. Williams III, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, B. M. Rocine, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, Peter Kirk, 11/15/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
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[b-hebrew] We and us,
Uri Hurwitz, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, sujata, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Peter Kirk, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
B. M. Rocine, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Vadim Cherny, 11/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, B. M. Rocine, 11/15/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Vadim Cherny, 11/15/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
B. M. Rocine, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
Shoshanna Walker, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, David Kummerow, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, Shoshanna Walker, 11/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] We and us, David Kummerow, 11/15/2006
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Re: [b-hebrew] We and us,
David Kummerow, 11/13/2006
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