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Originally Posted by esquire
People do it because we have eliminated the T out of the T-V distinction in common, every day English. The fast way to make the point that you're talking to the collective you as opposed to the individual you is to add "guys", however crass you may think it is.
We seriously need to bring thee and thou back. What was wrong with those pronouns anyway?  |
Good explanation but what do you mean by T-V?
To a francophone it sounds like you are referring to "tu" (informal) and "vous" (formal).
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