I have no beef with anglosaxons. My niece is hibernoanglosaxon, and she's adorable . And ye brought us the greatest gift an Irishman can receive, the potato. And all ye wanted in return was grumble grumble
You got me thinking (never a good thing) about the ye thing. I picked it up from my Monaghan gran, but you'll find it in older English texts too. I started using it in writing because it serves a function; you plural. A serious lack in most written English, methinks.
And of course I remembered that you're Irish, Mik. I just have to find a ye that refers to every-one except the Irish guy.
Any bunch of people that can produce Monty Python and Douglas Adams are okay with me.
The 'ye' you're thinking of wouldn't happen to be a 'þe' would it? . Or, if it were a 'Ye', it would be a 'Þe'. . Since that letter was not available in the typeset used by printers, english newspapers used the letter 'y' instead. Later on, the letters 'th' were substituted for the letter thorn. (þ) Now, thanks to modern mobile technology, I can type the letter thorn (þ) from my phone. . But my computer doesn't offer that function! . So cellphones can do one thing that most computers can't! .
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Zaphira # 23. October 2009, 19:44
rose-marie # 23. October 2009, 19:45
It's as if you were right here with me!
garlingmatthews # 23. October 2009, 19:58
gdare # 23. October 2009, 20:42
Dacotah # 23. October 2009, 23:35
H82typ # 24. October 2009, 00:47
Furie # 24. October 2009, 02:58
Stomyr # 24. October 2009, 09:24
rose-marie # 24. October 2009, 10:54
I'm amazed how that character can look so cute while vomiting
theoddbod # 24. October 2009, 12:21
Moesring # 24. October 2009, 13:52
Dacotah # 24. October 2009, 14:55
Spaggyj # 24. October 2009, 15:20
Dacotah # 24. October 2009, 15:21
Stomyr # 24. October 2009, 16:26
rose-marie # 24. October 2009, 17:20
Now, can somebody please hold my hair back?
Zaphira # 24. October 2009, 18:51
Furie # 24. October 2009, 19:06
Zaphira # 24. October 2009, 19:12
I'm telling!
Kimmie!!!???? Mik is being mean!
Furie # 24. October 2009, 19:17
Tell now, cat.
gdare # 24. October 2009, 19:19
Originally posted by Furie:
Zaphira # 24. October 2009, 19:35
Furie # 24. October 2009, 19:40
qlue # 24. October 2009, 22:11
Zaphira # 25. October 2009, 07:07
garlingmatthews # 25. October 2009, 07:31
Zaphira # 25. October 2009, 07:40
Furie # 25. October 2009, 11:39
garlingmatthews # 25. October 2009, 12:35
rose-marie # 25. October 2009, 12:45
Originally posted by Furie:
*has words with Kimmie about the next post title...*Spaggyj # 25. October 2009, 12:46
KILL IT!!!
Furie # 25. October 2009, 14:16
garlingmatthews # 25. October 2009, 15:13
gdare # 25. October 2009, 15:58
You`ve made up this
qlue # 26. October 2009, 10:27
Furie # 26. October 2009, 10:32
garlingmatthews # 26. October 2009, 17:17
Furie # 26. October 2009, 18:23
Ya need to be "Ye"ing someone else.
garlingmatthews # 26. October 2009, 18:26
Furie # 26. October 2009, 21:45
garlingmatthews # 27. October 2009, 04:59
You got me thinking (never a good thing) about the ye thing. I picked it up from my Monaghan gran, but you'll find it in older English texts too. I started using it in writing because it serves a function; you plural. A serious lack in most written English, methinks.
And of course I remembered that you're Irish, Mik.
Any bunch of people that can produce Monty Python and Douglas Adams are okay with me.
clean # 27. October 2009, 07:22
Furie # 27. October 2009, 10:44
*sticks a toe in David's mouth*
clean # 27. October 2009, 19:57
Kinky beast!
Furie # 28. October 2009, 10:00
H82typ # 28. October 2009, 10:33
Furie # 28. October 2009, 11:23
H82typ # 28. October 2009, 11:52
qlue # 31. October 2009, 00:21
Or, if it were a 'Ye', it would be a 'Þe'.
Since that letter was not available in the typeset used by printers, english newspapers used the letter 'y' instead. Later on, the letters 'th' were substituted for the letter thorn. (þ) Now, thanks to modern mobile technology, I can type the letter thorn (þ) from my phone.
But my computer doesn't offer that function!
So cellphones can do one thing that most computers can't!
Furie # 31. October 2009, 00:29