Origin & Evolution of Languages

[Nik Taylor]

Dennis King wrote:

> Question: what was the convention among the Greeks and Romans in this
> regard at the height of their civilizations?

The Romans at some point, I'm not sure when this happened, began to use
_vos_ as a formal pronoun, possibly reflecting the use of _nos_ as a
first person singular by high-up individuals like the Emperor.  I think
this may have been in post-classical times, tho.

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