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[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

This ain't Old English, it's just fancier modern English. Nys þæt swa, ac ic cweðe on ðære Engliscan tungan.

[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm not a linguist, but isn't that Early Modern English, not Old English?

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 day ago

i suspect this funny tic toc may not be historically accurate

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

It's not even early modern English. Shakespeare is Early Modern English, and takes more effort to understand than this does. This just uses words and phrases that have been unfashionable for one or two hundred years, and were generally posher than most people used even when they were in vogue.

[–] sunbather@beehaw.org 11 points 1 day ago

this is pretty much just regular modern english with some chronolectal terms and jocular genitive constructions thrown in

"this station of play, fifth of its variant" is pretty funny though

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Where's the guy who speaks in thorns when you need him.

Just use Robert's rules of order when you have an argument that makes everyone happier

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago

"Station of play, fifth of its variant" is poetry

[–] zloubida@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I need parts one and two.

My goofy ass throws words like those into my vocab on accident 😅

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Incredible.