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  • It was the worst video

    From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/6 to All on Tue Sep 19 12:04:00 2023

    Hi, All!

    How do you spell the subj in Canada? Th[ee] worst video?

    Bye, All!
    Alexander Koryagin

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  • From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/6 to Dallas Hinton on Wed Sep 20 13:42:00 2023

    Hi, Dallas Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
    I read your message from 20.09.2023 04:26

    The word "the" is an article and is correctly used in your
    example. It is sometimes pronounced as "thee" when placed
    before a vowel but the spelling doesn't change.

    It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee" even when a Canadian does not. ;-)

    Ah, here it is, thanx 2 Google:
    https://youtu.be/gmy196ZbFCY?t=161

    Bye, Dallas!
    Alexander Koryagin
    english_tutor 2023

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  • From Anton Shepelev@2:221/6 to Dallas Hinton on Sat Sep 30 00:03:56 2023
    Dallas Hinton:

    The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or
    dialect" (Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a
    singular object It's an anachronism used mostly in
    religious settings nowadays.

    If by `object' thou meanest the objective case, then I agree
    with thee.

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  • From Anton Shepelev@2:221/6 to Alexander Koryagin on Sat Sep 30 00:05:32 2023
    Alexander Koryagin:

    It seems to me I heard somewhere that in the US when a
    person wants to emphasise the statement he uses "thee"
    even when a Canadian does not. ;-)

    Recall the line from "Bedlam" with Boriss Karloff:
    -- Are you my lover to thee and thou me?

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  • From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/6 to Anton Shepelev on Tue Oct 3 08:47:52 2023

    Hi, Anton Shepelev!
    I read your message from 30.09.2023 00:03

    The word "thee" is a pronoun and is an "archaic or dialect"
    (Oxford) way to say "you" when "you" is a singular object It's an
    anachronism used mostly in religious settings nowadays.

    If by `object' thou meanest the objective case, then I agree with
    thee.

    Have you watched my youtube URL?


    Bye, Anton!
    Alexander Koryagin
    fido.english_tutor 2023

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