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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Oh yes, they're still used in various parts of England, and possible in places in the US.
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that in LOTR Tolkien uses them in reverse of their original meaning (which he notes at some point in the appendices).
When thee and thou were commonplace, they were used as the public pronoun, and you was reserved for close friends and family. Rather like French vous and tu, if I recall my 'O' level French correctly.
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No, you've got that back to front. Thee/thou is the equivalent of French
tu or German
du. You is the equivalent of French
vous, German
Sie.