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from the early 18th century

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[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At least this idiot had the excuse of historical linguistics being so underdeveloped; it's understandable he'd think language was immutable... but he's still a total idiot who apparently thought God spoke English in the Bible instead of Latin and Hebrew.

[–] prayer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

God spoke Aramaic to Paul and wrote in Hebrew to Moses. I don't think he thought of God speaking English in the Bible, rather than English was invented by God and man "ought not corrupt God's language."

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 7 points 1 year ago

These are people who insist that the KJV, perhaps history's absolute worst translation of scripture ever, as the single solitary legitimate version of the Bible.

[–] mashbooq@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Conservatives are so dramatic, Jesus

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if there were 18th century shitposters who turned this into copypasta but subbed in "s" and "ſ" in place of "you" and "thou"

[–] snorkbubs@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ye olde shitte transcribers

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Alt text:

Again, the corrupt and unsound Form of speaking in the Plural Number to a single person, YOU to One, instead of THOU, contrary to the pure, plain, and single Language of TRUTH, THOU to One, and YOU to more than One, which had always been used by GOD to Men, and Men to GOD, as well as one to another, from the oldest Record of Time, till corrupt Men, for corrupt Ends, in later and corrupt Times, to flatter fawn, and work upon the corrupt Nature of Men, brought in that false and senseless Way of speaking YOU to One; which hath since corrupted the modern Languages, and hath greatly debased the Spirits, and depraved the Manners of Men. This evil Custom

[–] z500@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago

HE'LL YEAH BORTHER!!!

needs the ſ in alt text to be correct

[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wish whatever jackaſs that decided that the long ſ needed a ſtupid nub at exactly the ſame poſition as the croſsbar of the letter f in Roman typefaces a very unpleaſant afterlife. As if OCRing hiſtorical documents didn't have enough problems already.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

I imagine romans had a lot of bitching about pronouns back in the day. Mostly because bitching about pronouns is an important part of learning Latin over a thousand years later. Like seriously use whatever pronouns you want, but there’s such a thing as too many and that fucking language has too many

[–] CarlsIII@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Wow, he foundf ferioif

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

fenflefs. Why use the weird s (f) when they have the normal s

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's called the long s (ſ; ſenſeleſs). It's actually pretty interesting, but unfortunately I don't have much time to explain right now, so in short, it exists because language.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

English has never not been jank af

[–] N0body@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Thou art a grammar Prussian, good sir.

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

Pure, plain, and single language of T R U T H

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is the source for this? I feel strong tshirt potential

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago

I guess isekais weren't the first to make those stupid long titles...

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Wow that's wild. I thought for sure that it was fake.

[–] Z3R0C00l@artemis.camp 5 points 1 year ago

I have a shorter version. LMAO

[–] Trev625@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Trev625@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Neat, I did not know that. I was just trying to make a funny since it looked like it said "oof-ed by GOD". Thanks for sharing!

[–] emerald@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Something about the typeface made me read this with a lisp

[–] nyhetsjunkie@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

That a halluva moufull.