tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post21758943794431024..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How should you address God?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61769319771915705292011-01-22T14:59:28.626-06:002011-01-22T14:59:28.626-06:00But when you have "th" and "y"...But when you have "th" and "y" in older English texts, you also have to worry about the possibility that it was pronounced the same way.<br /><br />See:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter)Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122970078469438967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38663781941079608842011-01-18T23:48:11.446-06:002011-01-18T23:48:11.446-06:00Edward Devere - isn't he the college grad that...Edward Devere - isn't he the college grad that learned how to be a genius in school? Why didn't they offer me those courses?Bubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367554651401120819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15197569784813114402011-01-18T12:52:27.476-06:002011-01-18T12:52:27.476-06:00Wouldn't referring to It in the 3rd person be ...Wouldn't referring to It in the 3rd person be best? Like snooty waiters, "What would Sir like?"Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4433002415823200392011-01-17T16:55:15.643-06:002011-01-17T16:55:15.643-06:00@jaundicedaye: I guess, it's some days ago, th...@jaundicedaye: I guess, it's some days ago, that you learnt German, is it? In present-day German, we are much more used to the "Du" - even for distant friends or people you don't know at all. It depends on the situation, e.g. in a student's café, on a party, among colleagues (depending on the branch, not in banking, i presume :-) ).<br />God has always been addressed with the familiar "Du", even in history, never with the "Ihr", as it was in use for kings and lords in former times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13224500661850054532011-01-17T15:30:25.483-06:002011-01-17T15:30:25.483-06:00In German using the informal case where not approp...In German using the informal case where not appropriate is an insult.Or at least it was when I studied German. "Du" was reserved for family, close friends and pets. Use with a stranger was either an insult or a sexual proposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72604605354571044802011-01-17T13:35:23.769-06:002011-01-17T13:35:23.769-06:00Interestingly enough, I first learned this in a re...Interestingly enough, I first learned this in a religion class during college. I garentee that most people aren't aware there are "formal" and "informal" English, just as there is in French.CloudSampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459873067554831037noreply@blogger.com