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Pronoun rants are age-old (rule) (files.mastodon.online)
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from the early 18th century

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[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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Again, the corrupt and unsound Form of speaking in the Plural Number to a single person, YOU to One, instead of THOU, contrary to the pure, plain, and single Language of TRUTH, THOU to One, and YOU to more than One, which had always been used by GOD to Men, and Men to GOD, as well as one to another, from the oldest Record of Time, till corrupt Men, for corrupt Ends, in later and corrupt Times, to flatter fawn, and work upon the corrupt Nature of Men, brought in that false and senseless Way of speaking YOU to One; which hath since corrupted the modern Languages, and hath greatly debased the Spirits, and depraved the Manners of Men. This evil Custom

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

HE'LL YEAH BORTHER!!!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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