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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah but that's because you see it in archaic contexts. How do you feel about 'thou art tall'?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But art sounds like are. Is art singular?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From the dictionary: (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of be

So, yes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

To convey uncertainty, because the dictionary classification of the word was a bit of a mouthful, and I was only 90% certain that I was interpreting it correctly.