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Ye olde English
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Old English is German.
 (November 28, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(November 28, 2014 at 7:54 pm)Exian Wrote: *Curiously trespasses. Verily withdraws.* Ha Yeah, I failed. What did I say? Truly left? I shouldn't have tried.  RE: Ye olde English
November 29, 2014 at 2:22 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2014 at 2:34 am by Alex K.)
Lord Stimbo, thine words flow as artfully as if thou werest thyself a torrent of sweet nectar from the flowers of poetry. Or whatever
 I shall now go from whence I came, as a voice hath just now whispered in mine ear: Alex! Thou better retreatst before thou embarassest thyself further! (November 28, 2014 at 9:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Old English is German. Old German  Actually, the y in ye is simply a substitute for the germanic thorn letter for one of the sounds of "th", and pronounced the same. One might as well write th on these here french keyboards. Of course, if you want to show off, put Þ ... /killjoy
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Okay yes I am aware that truthfully old English is properly called Anglo-Saxon and is the language of both Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. When I said ye olde I was simply trying to invoke a image of Shakespearan writing. In fact people never really talked the way that Shakespeare wrote.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. 
I did use the word "Anglefolc" in my first response. Check it out.
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RE: Ye olde English
November 29, 2014 at 12:26 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2014 at 12:30 pm by Alex K.)
(November 29, 2014 at 11:12 am)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: Okay yes I am aware that truthfully old English is properly called Anglo-Saxon and is the language of both Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. When I said ye olde I was simply trying to invoke a image of Shakespearan writing. In fact people never really talked the way that Shakespeare wrote. 'tis better to have trolled and lost, than to never have posted at all. By the way, I recently saw a highly interesting documentary by some linguists and shakespearean actors, who demonstrated how the plays sounded in shakespeare's own pronunciation. Many things made more sense (e.g. would rhyme, when the standard pronunciation would not). But thou shalt hear not one more complaint!
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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