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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
english used also to have two forms with the same function, thee and thou, but those died out. i can't understand why ; i think it's really useful to have a second person pronoun that is explicitly plural.
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I agree, though I think both "thee" and "thou" are singular, with "you" being plural. I think "thou" is for subjects and "thee" for objects, e.g. "thou hast given..." and "I gave to thee..."
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i want it for the cleaning potential (i would need the super heavy-duty cat-hair killer version)
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Which version would that be? I know we've discussed this previously here at MR, but a) I'm too lazy to try to find the previous discussion and b) things may have changed since then.
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Originally Posted by mjh215
We do! Yous or You's, as in "Yous guys" or "I reckon you's kids better have them toys put up before pa gets home or you'll be gettin' a whippin'."  |
Not my dialect, but I
think the correct spelling for both usages you've indicated is "youse."
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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
I suddenly have the urge to own an ebookwise 1150.
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And what's wrong with that? They're perfectly good machines. The battery charge lasts about 20 hours on the dimmest backlight setting, which is also very readable in most indoor lighting conditions. The ergonomics is excellent. And they're very inexpensive. My younger daughter is still using mine. If the utility to convert PDFs to a format viewable on the 1150 had come out just a bit earlier, I might still be using it myself.
Don't get me wrong, I love my iLiad, but the eBookwise 1150 really is a good liseuse, and worth recommending.