What's the difference between thine and thou?

Thine


Definition:

  • (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was headed with the following Shakespeare quotation: "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."
  • (2) Photograph: Allstar Prithee, avert thine brain, for this Canadian-Irish production does dance a merry hornpipe upon the very phizog of historical accuracy.
  • (3) For thine is the Kone, the Puncheon and the Gallas, Fer Yaya and Yaya.
  • (4) The ability of 1,3,8-substituted xanthines (1,3-dipropyl-8-(4-(2-aminoethyl)amino)carbonylmethyloxyphenyl) xan thine (XAC), 1,3-dipropyl-8-(4-carboxymethyloxyphenyl)xanthine (XCC), 1,3-dipropyl-8-(2-amino-4-chlorophenyl)xanthine (PACPX), 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (DPCPX), 1,3-diethyl-8-phenylxanthine (DPX) and 8-phenyltheophylline (8-PT)), of 1,3,7-substituted xanthines (1-propargyl-3,7-dimethylxanthine (PGDMX) and caffeine), and of a 3-substituted xanthine (enprofylline) to antagonize the inhibitory effect of 2-chloroadenosine (CADO) on the amplitude of nerve-evoked twitches was investigated in innervated sartorius muscles of the frog.
  • (5) Some other xan-thines and drugs frequently co-administered with theophylline did not affect results.
  • (6) Although the 4 samples were similar in age distribution and none were contracepting, thine proportions becoming pregnant within the 1st 2 years after entry into unions were somewhat different, suggesting the importance of behavioral factors.
  • (7) In any case, the commandment meant only "Thou shalt not kill members of thine own tribe".
  • (8) 1 Know thine enemy It is droll to observe nutritional advice at the public health level; governments and their agencies always approach obesity as though it were a problem of information or – in the popular phrasing – "awareness".
  • (9) "To thine own self be true" from Hamlet is the line that will always be with me.
  • (10) And none of that for-thine-is-the-kingdom "life-changing job" tosh, neither.
  • (11) Thus, the dissociation of ER constituents into two groups (b and c), achieved by subfractionating microsomes by isopycnic centrifugation (Beaufay, H., A. Amar-Costesec, D. Thines-Sempoux, M. Wibo, M. Robbi, and J. Berthet.

Thou


Definition:

  • (obj.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
  • (v. t.) To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with insolent familiarity or contempt.
  • (v. i.) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner of the Friends.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is my desperate hope that we close out of town.” In the book, God publishes his own 'It Getteth Better' video and clarifies his original writings on homosexuality: I remember dictating these lines to Moses; and afterward looking up to find him staring at me in wide-eyed astonishment, and saying, "Thou do knowest that when the Israelites read this, they're going to lose their fucking shit, right?"
  • (2) Constant ribbing about his private life was compromising Deayton's position as the show's "holier-than-thou" host, who showed no mercy towards politicians or celebrities caught in a similar position, the corporation added.
  • (3) Similarities between Kohut's empathic relatedness and Buber's I-Thou are demonstrated as well as some congruence in their clinical views.
  • (4) At CPAC, conservatives dedicated an entire panel to “The Future of Marriage.” One could be forgiven for assuming it tackled the issue via the sub-topic “Gays, and the Ickiness Thereof,” because that was the default assumption among those attending CPAC as part of an ongoing More Jaded Than Thou contest.
  • (5) "Lest any holier-than-thou activists and politicians from other parties should forget, this is not just a Lib Dem issue, it is one that confronts women in all parties and in all professions.
  • (6) Members of the group will be on church steps again on Sunday, just as they were last week when dozens of Polish Catholics walked out of mass in protest at a bishops’ message stating that abortion is contrary to the “thou shalt not kill” commandment.
  • (7) Worse, it actually helps deflect anger from the Nigerian politicians robbing their own people to the “hypocritical west which acts holier than thou while helping steal our money”.
  • (8) Basically the problem is that the full I-Thou form in terms of Buber and Gebsattel can no longer be realized.
  • (9) The lesson is clear: when push comes to shove, obedience to God trumps human decency, to say nothing of obedience to the next commandment, "Thou shalt not kill".
  • (10) Such was the thou-shalt-not-pass determination as Pavey clenched her teeth round the last lap that it was a minor wonder she was able to smile so quickly afterwards.
  • (11) It was headed with the following Shakespeare quotation: "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."
  • (12) Now he's a social-smoking, foodier-than-thou critic at a "Food Rave".
  • (13) Why you should listen : “Answer not a fool according to his folly,” it says in Proverbs, “lest thou also be like unto him.” Jones’s appearance on Rogan’s show is a cautionary tale.
  • (14) Winnicott's notion of the creation of the subject in the psychological space between mother and infant involves a conception of the on-going constitution of the subject in the simultaneity of forms of dialectical tension between at-one-ment and separateness, internality and externality, I and me, I and Thou.
  • (15) She had read Martin Buber 's I and Thou , and the collected works of Carl Jung , and become fascinated with archetypes and astrology.
  • (16) According to the late Peter Wright, whose book Spycatcher revealed many of the secrets that he had carefully hoarded during his 22 years as an MI5 officer, new recruits would be expected to take to heart its 11th commandment: "Thou shalt not get caught."
  • (17) Goop You wouldn't believe the vegan snack I've just had…Gwyneth Paltrow, creator of holier-than-thou lifestyle guide Goop.
  • (18) Even at a time when other aspects of foreign policy – such as over Iran – are breaking with blind whither-thou-goest Atlanticism, the ossified Orwellian terms of the nuclear discussion go unchallenged by government and opposition alike.
  • (19) And for the hopefuls lining up outside the passport office: thou shalt not quibble about freedom of speech.
  • (20) It's when Rosalind says to Celia: "O coz, coz, coz, my pretty little coz, that thou didst know how many fathom deep I am in love.