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Frequently misused archaic words
Spiderling:
Quote from: Ravus on April 13, 2012, 06:24:18 am>>>>Quote from: Malpan on April 13, 2012, 12:40:14 am>>>>Quote from: Alric on April 13, 2012, 12:31:08 am>>>>If you want to get a handle on this stuff really quickly, grab yourself a king james bible and read until you get a good feel for it (I'd say Shakespeare, but the bible's easier to follow). [...] If you read enough, you'll start to learn the difference between knoweth / knowest, and thee / thou unconsciously[...]
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But, if you go with Shakespeare, you get the added bonus of unconsciously learning to speak in iambic pentametre.
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and the odd 17th century dick joke!
<<<<If by "the odd" you mean "every third goddamn phrase," then yes.
There's a company or two out there doing Shakespeare with the original pronunciation. Apparently one of the most notable effects is that suddenly all the puns, dirty jokes, and wordplay becomes apparent, instead of just the 1/3-1/2 that still works with modern pronunciation.
Alric:
Quote from: Malpan on April 13, 2012, 12:40:14 am>>>>But, if you go with Shakespeare, you get the added bonus of unconsciously learning to speak in iambic pentametre.
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This is true.
After reading Chaucer for a month, I could speak passable middle English - but only in heroic couplet.
Ilyas ibn Yahya:
Quote from: Ravus on April 13, 2012, 06:24:18 am>>>>Quote from: Malpan on April 13, 2012, 12:40:14 am>>>>Quote from: Alric on April 13, 2012, 12:31:08 am>>>>If you want to get a handle on this stuff really quickly, grab yourself a king james bible and read until you get a good feel for it (I'd say Shakespeare, but the bible's easier to follow). [...] If you read enough, you'll start to learn the difference between knoweth / knowest, and thee / thou unconsciously[...]
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But, if you go with Shakespeare, you get the added bonus of unconsciously learning to speak in iambic pentametre.
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and the odd 17th century dick joke!
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The porter's speech is quite possibly my favorite.
Caeroth Filtiarn:
Equivocators.
Whisper Moonson:
Let me clarify the rules a bit. Don't just drop a word and expect us to fill in the blanks. We can't read your mind. Tell us how the word is misused and what it really means.
In the case of "equivocators," I'm not sure you could call it archaic. Equivocation is still practiced in our modern era. I might even go so far as to say that equivocation has become endemic in certain parts of our society.
Unless, of course, you're calling some or all of us equivocators. But even then, the editor in me wants to request more clarity in your statement. Who is equivocating about what? ;)
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