Didn't 'you' and 'thou' coexist for a while, as the formal and informal form of address respectively?
I seem to remember reading about Judge Jeffreys disrespecting a defendant by addressing him as 'thou'.
( .Yeti., Mon 23 Feb 2026, 8:53, archived)

effrey ule
thou on a roll like Sellotape
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Mon 23 Feb 2026, 9:12, archived)

Sure
But "thou" has always been singular. "You" is the versatile one.

(That was uncomfortable to write)
( Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Mon 23 Feb 2026, 12:35, archived)

Thou is correct, one is the versatile one.

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 23 Feb 2026, 12:42, archived)

jesus fucking christ not thou an all

( MiseryCunt you cannot be sirious, Mon 23 Feb 2026, 19:16, archived)