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Whatever Happened to "Thou"?

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Do You Still Use Thou?

In northern england and parts of scotland, people still use thou. They use it almost as a form of pride of their local dialect in these regions. Do you think thou would ever make it come back? I don't because i think the drive is almost always to simplify language.

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