I KNOW!
I rationalize it thusly though: 1. Sheldon quoth the people enacting the renaissance fair, and might be commenting on their lack of old English knowledge by using the wrong pronunciation
2. Sheldon decides that he can only accurately portray the literal writing by spellyng out the characters in a modernized version. Otherwise, it would have simply sounded ðə oʊld, i.e. the same as today.
I rationalize it thusly though: 1. Sheldon quoth the people enacting the renaissance fair, and might be commenting on their lack of old English knowledge by using the wrong pronunciation
2. Sheldon decides that he can only accurately portray the literal writing by spellyng out the characters in a modernized version. Otherwise, it would have simply sounded ðə oʊld, i.e. the same as today.
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
