Re: Capital letter (was: Ligurian Barga and */p/; was: Ligurian)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Bhrihskwobhloukstroy <bhrihstlobhrouzghdhroy@...> wrote:

>
> > Tavi:
> > A "silly" question (just to avoid misunderstandings): when
> > you write "You", with an initial capital, do you mean the
> > 2nd person pronoun /you/?
>
> > Brian M. Scott:
> > Presumably it reflects the German polite second person
> > pronoun <Sie>.
> >
>
> Two 'yes'. Since Tavi prefers "you" without capital letter, I use
> "you" with him as a sign of respect
>

Your usage reminds me of the archaic 2nd person English pronoun Thou used in religious contexts.