Why We Use “YOU” For Both Formal and Informal Situations in English?

<h1>The Origins of English Pronouns: “Thou” and “Ye”</h1> <p>Let’s start at the beginning. In Old English, spoken from about 450 to 1100 AD, things were a bit different. Pronouns varied depending on who you were talking to and how many people you were addressing. The informal way to say “you” when speaking to one person was “þu” (like “thou”) in the nominative case or “þē” (like “thee”) in the accusative. If you were talking to more than one person, you’d use “gē” (like “ye”) in the nominative or “ēow” in the accusative.</p> <p>These pronouns evolved over time. “Thou” and “thee” became the informal ways to address someone, and “ye” and “you” were used for addressing a group or for politely addressing a single person.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@1kg/why-we-use-you-for-both-formal-and-informal-situations-in-english-d83f299660eb"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>