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[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 42 points 4 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 4 days ago

i suspect this funny tic toc may not be historically accurate

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 20 points 4 days 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 13 points 4 days 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 4 days ago

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

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 days ago

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

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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

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

[–] zloubida@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I need parts one and two.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Incredible.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

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