Check your knowledge Part 4
In many versions of the Bible and prayers, God is addressed with
"you"
"thou"
"ye"
What is probably not a reason for the fact that God is still addressed with "thou"?
translators took over patterns from original versions
"thou" expresses proximity
it would have been to difficult to change every "thou" to "you"
The Quakers adhered to the use of "thou"
to insult other people
as pronoun for the 2nd person singular
pronoun for the 2nd person plural
When "thou" is used in modern lyrics or films
the usage does not always resemble the one in the Early Modern English Period
everybody is aware of the fact that this has once been the familiar pronoun of address
the usage always resembles the one in the Early Modern English Period