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    Surely thou jestest! Ic erst wist thee the gestour on reading thine assertion that Standard English hath of olde its first person singular ydropped. Commented Jul 18, 2022 at 13:36
  • @tchrist I jest not, however a f*** up indeed have I made! Commented Jul 18, 2022 at 23:45
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    Err, first person is I/we(/me/us), right? You/ye/thou/thee are second person and it's the 2nd person singular (thou/thee) that's obsolete? Commented Jul 19, 2022 at 8:10
  • @ikkachu sure is, see my comment answering tchrist. Also I hadn't realised that I'd made two errors. Comes of contributing to EL&U when I'm in bed and supposed to be going to sleep! Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 6:25