Erthozumas

[Attalus]

Originally posted by Melusine: As for the topic of this thread, shame on you! Like IronDragon I expected one of your usual well-phrased serious posts... I fell into the trap immediately after you posted it, but wouldn't give you the satisfaction of knowing you'd fooled yet another IW member.

Uh, Mel, I think you just did. [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img] But, as usual, you are correct. Shakespeare wrote Modern English. All that "quaint" part originated in the early 19th Century with Sir Walter Scott and his imitators.

[Melusine]

Originally posted by Attalus: Uh, Mel, I think you just did. [img]graemlins/blueblink.gif[/img]

LOL, I know - I meant when I first fell into the trap (immediately when the thread was posted), I didn't post then.
But as you never cease to remind me, I'd never leave the chance for a good "nitpick". [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Melusine: quote: Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric: As I pointed out to Mouse (in amateurish Old English), it was an experiment in human curiosity

Pet peeve alert...
What you wrote was modern English Cerek - you wouldn't be able to produce Old English (not even amateurishly ) since superficially, it doesn't resemble modern English at all - though you probably would be able to make sense of some of the words. [img]smile.gif[/img]
People often call "Shakespeare's English" or language with thee's, thy's and thou's Old English but that's almost as inaccurate as calling Italian Spanish.

Here's an example of old English, from one of my favourite poems, to demonstrate the point

Leodum is minum swylce him mon lác gife
willað hy hine aþecgan gif he on þreat cymeð
Ungelic is ús.
Wulf is on iege, ic on oþerre
fæst is þæt eglond, fenne biworpen
sindon wælreowe weras þær on ige
willað hy hine aþecgan gif he on þreat cymeð
Ungelice is us.


As for the topic of this thread, shame on you! Like IronDragon I expected one of your usual well-phrased serious posts... I fell into the trap immediately after you posted it, but wouldn't give you the satisfaction of knowing you'd fooled yet another IW member [/QUOTE]I stand humbly corrected, Melusine. Thank you for pointing out my error. Now I've learned something from this thread (in addition to having fun with it ).

BTW, I've sent you a PM I would like you to read (as time permits).

[Attalus]

Originally posted by Melusine: LOL, I know - I meant when I first fell into the trap (immediately when the thread was posted), I didn't post then. But as you never cease to remind me, I'd never leave the chance for a good "nitpick". [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I'd be upset if you did. In fact, you missed a couple that I intentionally left as bait. Oh, well, better luck next time and sleep well.