THOU, THEE, THY, THINE. SAME THING RIGHT?
NO.
Although they seem very similar, Shakespeare would be in tears if he saw how most people mix them up. lets save William the misery and teach you when to correctly use thou, thy, and thine.
THOU
Thou = You (in subject form)
"Thou art killing me." "Art Thou crying?"
THEE
Thee = You (in object form)
"I want to kill thee." "My dog ate thee in my dream."
THY
Thy = Your (before a word that starts with a consonant)
"Thy mother." "Give me thy duck."
Thyself is used the same as any other thy+word combination like "thy mother" but without a space
"Take care of thyself."
THINE
Thine = Your (before a word that starts with a vowel)
"Thou art on thine own." "Thine answer hath satisfied mine query."
OR
Thine = Yours
“This is thine.” “The throne is thine, should thou choose to take it.”
(last 2 examples by @bookishwenchmeltha)
Now Shakespeare can truly rest in peace.
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