Edna (dey/sie)@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1268
arrow-up1268imageNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgEdna (dey/sie)@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoFunny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSo, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
Funny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
So, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.