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THOU/THEE/YOU-YE/THY-THINE
Thou= You (2nd person singular) subject
Thee= You (2nd person singular) object
You/Ye= You (2nd person plural)
Thy= your
Thine= your devant un son voyelle ou yours
 In Shakespeare’s time "thou" and "thee" were used with someone you knew, and
"you" and "ye" were more formal and used with someone unfamiliar and/or above
you in station.
 The previously plural "you" was used in the singular to signify politeness and respect.
Eventually, the politer "you" drove out nearly all uses of "thee" and "thou"; they
survived mostly in poetry and religion
General Verb Endings
 +t ou +st : 2nd person singular
 +th/+eth= 3rd person singular/plural
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