Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kummerow <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>]

Yes. English "you" was once an accusative second-person plural pronoun 
which was also used for polite singular address. In this function it 
contrasted with "thou" but eventually replaced "thou".

David Kummerow.

>    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' ?
>    Uri