@PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 24 days agoVerily, I shake mine headlemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down15
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minus-square@ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish36•24 days ago Medieval Potatoes My suspension of disbelief is ruined completely.
minus-square@funkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•23 days ago So doth hates potatoes would be the modern equivalent of “so does hates” which doesn’t make sense “So, doth thou hate potatoes?” or “So, thou hates potatoes?”
minus-square@outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink1•23 days agoWell its middle engliwh not old english. You can tell because youbunderstand it even a little.
minus-square@outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink0•23 days agoMaybe, i lump all that ‘cant be sure a normal american will understand but still doesnt take much work’ era of english in together.
minus-square@OutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•23 days agoPotatoes are a New World crop. They didn’t exist in medieval Europe.
My suspension of disbelief is ruined completely.
Thou art no fun at watching movies.
would be the modern equivalent of “so does hates” which doesn’t make sense
“So, doth thou hate potatoes?” or “So, thou hates potatoes?”
Well its middle engliwh not old english. You can tell because youbunderstand it even a little.
This is early modern English.
Maybe, i lump all that ‘cant be sure a normal american will understand but still doesnt take much work’ era of english in together.
Potatoes are a New World crop. They didn’t exist in medieval Europe.