It hasn't entirely gone away.
Various parts of the country you'll still meet it, usually as 'ee, I tell
'ee etc
But it's real enough, not affected
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 7:52 PM
Subject: Economy of language, was Re: Nonsense: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Maybe it's time
to regender English. And while we're at it, let's restore the thee-thou
form.
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