celeste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down116
arrow-up1240arrow-down1imageNot misgendering people can be easy :3feddit.orgceleste@feddit.org to traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoFunny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSo, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.
Yeah, that’s if you want to be formal tho.
Funny enough, for centuries “thou” was the more intimate and less formal way to say “you.” It took on an air of formality when it fell out of common use and remained only in older works associated with institutional authority. 🌈
So, we need to start bringing it back as a main part of our vocabulary? Thou has made my day fun.