Multiple choice general knowledge

The word 'thee' was first used by

  1. Bernard Shaw

  2. Shakespeare

  3. John Foster

  4. William Beebe
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Explanation

The word 'thee' as a second person singular pronoun was commonly used in Shakespearean English. Shakespeare extensively used 'thee', 'thou', and 'thy' in his plays and poetry to address characters intimately or informally. This archaic form of address was characteristic of Early Modern English literature.

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