Old English Had Pronouns Just for Two People

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English had more than a thousand pronouns that have disappeared today and served to refer exactly to two people. It is what is known as a dual form. Among them were wit (“we two”), uncer or unker (“our”, but only two) and git (“you two”). This system ceased to be used around the 13th century. These words were part of ancient English, a Germanic language spoken in England until the 12th century. Then, in addition to the singular and plural, there…