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And that's the point. It betrays English's origin as a pidgin, with a simplified grammar. Other languages retain the second person plural (vous for example). Being able to address youse guys without needing context to tell whether it's a singular or plural you would be useful.
Quote from: rob krejzl on April 17, 2012, 06:08:44 AMAnd that's the point. It betrays English's origin as a pidgin, with a simplified grammar. Other languages retain the second person plural (vous for example). Being able to address youse guys without needing context to tell whether it's a singular or plural you would be useful. The simplification has only come relatively recently. "You" was the plural second person when thou and thee were the singular second person form of address. Some parts of Britain still use thou and thee
Pearls before swine Mark. .....They'll be bringing guitars and tambourines into church next!
They'll be bringing guitars and tambourines into church next!
But a different moan altogether and one I think is justified. For reasons best known to itself, my computer frequently changes a letter I have typed. If I type alpina, it changes it to alpine. If I type incredibly, it changes to incredible. It means I have to go back and proof-read carefully. Who the heck does the computer think it is, to know better then I, what I want to write?
Can I add I'm so bored and have been since yesterday afternoon.