Whatever happened to "thou"?

14:16 | Jun 14th, 2022

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Where’d "thou" go? And will it ever make a comeback? Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogarty) helps us parse through the grammatical treasures of yore....Show More

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mm recommended:Jun 21st, 2022

The word "thou" used to be an insult! Who knew?!?

I thought this episode was:

💡 Educational

😲 Shocking

rmmiller364 recommended:Jun 19th, 2022

Super interesting! We use “thou” now to sound archaic and super formal, but for awhile it was actually considered so informal it was rude!

I thought this episode was:

😲 Fascinating

😂 Funny

💡 Educational

🧐 Intriguing

🤔 Thought-provoking

bigfoot_skeptic recommended:Jun 17th, 2022

Surprisingly fun

ziggy11 recommended:Jun 16th, 2022

Fascinating!

I thought this episode was:

😊 Delightful

😲 Fascinating

💡 Educational

🧐 Intriguing

🥺 Nostalgic

👍 Well-produced

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