Zone1 do you use thou, thee, and thy in prayers?

[Zebra]

i am interested whether you use the old or the new forms.

myself i use the German forms, so i cannot vote about this

 

[Zebra]

in German i use du, dich, dein

 

[Zebra]

2 x other language now

 

[Zebra]

one vote each for the old forms now

 

[Mack The Finger]

I never think about these things.

I do not pray...I talk to my higher power at bedtime or when I hit my thumb with a hammer.

 

[Zebra]

I never think about these things.

I do not pray...I talk to my higher power at bedtime or when I hit my thumb with a hammer.

whatever the case, you will use some pronoun

 

[Zincwarrior]

i am interested whether you use the old or the new forms.

myself i use the German forms, so i cannot vote about this

No. I am neither English, nor 16th Century English.

 

[Zebra]

No. I am neither English, nor 16th Century English.

what do you use, then?

 

[Zincwarrior]

what do you use, then?

Thats Old King James English.

 

[Zebra]

Thats Old King James English.

thou etc?

 

[Zincwarrior]

thou etc?

Thats a negatory. Americanized English does not use those. Its interesting that those are similar to German forms.

 

[Zebra]

Thats a negatory. Americanized English does not use those. Its interesting that those are similar to German forms.

yes, they are!

 

[Zebra]

thou is the German du
thee is the German dich
thy is the German dein

 

[Mack The Finger]

whatever the case, you will use some pronoun

Jesus said: This is how you pray...Our Father who art in heaven.

 

[Zebra]

Jesus said: This is how you pray...Our Father who art in heaven....

Jesus said: This is how you pray...Our Father who art in heaven.

and then you see ..... thou, thee, thy .... in the King James Bible

 

[Muhammed]

thou etc?

King James version was for the commonfolk who used slang words of the time such as "thee" and "thou".

 

[Mack The Finger]

and then you see ..... thou, thee, thy .... in the King James Bible

I have a Bible the Catholic Church uses. I have it on a stand.

 

[Zebra]

King James version was for the commonfolk who used slang words of the time such as "thee" and "thou".

that is no slang .... that is venerable English in an older form

 

[Zebra]

thou is the German du
thee is the German dich
thy is the German dein

thou is the German du
thee is the German dich
thy is the German dein

the first forms are solemn English now

 

[Zebra]

Our Father who art in heaven.

the older form is ... Our Father thou art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy will be done ....