posted ago by CrazyRussian ago by CrazyRussian +3 / -0

Interesting, that many sites now include a form field to indicate preferrable pronouns. There could be tons of that dumb gender pronounses, but nowhere I saw a choice with "thou" instead of "you".

In Russian, thou/you (ты/вы) used equally. "You" used more in formal cases or when you talk with unknown person. "Thou" used in regular conversations with friends and relatives, frequently in forums and chats, or with person you don't want to be formal with. Using "you" instead of "thou" in conversation with old friend could be accounted as an offence and you could even risk to get a punch to face for that. :)

So, it is interesting, what's wrong with "thou" in English, from the native speakers point of view? And why that SJW "forgot" most obvious and possibly one of really useful pronouns? What if I will demand using "thou" instead of "you" for me in conversation with gender-woke person?