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smudgymcscmudge
2448 days ago
That may have been fine in 1500, but in modern, American english the phrase “they is” just makes you sound like an idiot.
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Marazan
2448 days ago
So would saying "you is".
You are an idiot. They are an idiot
Thou is an idiot if you want to be 'correct'.
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smudgymcscmudge
2447 days ago
I'm talking about third-person pronoun, not second. Sentences like "They is in the office".
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Marazan
2447 days ago
You'd say "They are" just like you say "You are" not "You is" for second person. English isn't some precisely specified 1 look ahead formal grammar.
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You are an idiot. They are an idiot
Thou is an idiot if you want to be 'correct'.