thee and you?
I just read Shakespeare's quote : "I love thee, I love thee with a love that shall not die. Till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old"
what the difference between thee and you, why does thee seem uncommon? is it only used for poem?

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"Thee" is considered Old English, which was used a long time ago. It is not used in normal modern-day conversation. "Thee" is an object pronoun, similar to "thou", which is a subject pronoun.

Thou art mine enemy = You are my enemy
Speak thy name = Speak your name
I say to thee, come hither = I say to you, come here

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"Thee" is older English, but over time the plural "you" replaced the singular "thou".  "Thou/thee/thy/thine" (related to "I/me/my/mine") is now only seen in old texts and poetry.

I love thee. / Thou lovest me. (Oops.. yes, verbs changed in Shakespeare's time as well)

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Thee is early modern english, thee comes from older conventions that have since been dropped from the english language.

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