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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KittyliciousZaphira # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:44:31 PM
r♡serose-marie # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:45:25 PM
It's as if you were right here with me!
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Friday, October 23, 2009 7:58:05 PM
Darkogdare # Friday, October 23, 2009 8:42:22 PM
Dacotah # Friday, October 23, 2009 11:35:57 PM
H82typ # Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:47:23 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 2:58:22 AM
Stomyr # Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:24:44 AM
r♡serose-marie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:54:07 AM
I'm amazed how that character can look so cute while vomiting
theoddbod # Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:21:55 PM
Moesring # Saturday, October 24, 2009 1:52:15 PM
Dacotah # Saturday, October 24, 2009 2:55:54 PM
Spaggyj # Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:20:59 PM
Dacotah # Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:21:39 PM
Stomyr # Saturday, October 24, 2009 4:26:19 PM
r♡serose-marie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:20:25 PM
Now, can somebody please hold my hair back?
KittyliciousZaphira # Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:51:17 PM
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:06:03 PM
KittyliciousZaphira # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:12:27 PM
I'm telling!
Kimmie!!!???? Mik is being mean!
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:17:35 PM
Tell now, cat.
Darkogdare # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:19:06 PM
Originally posted by Furie:
KittyliciousZaphira # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:35:03 PM
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, October 24, 2009 7:40:13 PM
Mad Scientistqlue # Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:11:47 PM
KittyliciousZaphira # Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:07:43 AM
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:31:04 AM
KittyliciousZaphira # Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:40:26 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:39:17 AM
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:35:36 PM
r♡serose-marie # Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:45:57 PM
Originally posted by Furie:
*has words with Kimmie about the next post title...*Spaggyj # Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:46:16 PM
KILL IT!!!
Dark FurieFurie # Sunday, October 25, 2009 2:16:14 PM
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:13:21 PM
Darkogdare # Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:58:19 PM
You`ve made up this
Mad Scientistqlue # Monday, October 26, 2009 10:27:20 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Monday, October 26, 2009 10:32:15 AM
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, October 26, 2009 5:17:05 PM
Dark FurieFurie # Monday, October 26, 2009 6:23:49 PM
Ya need to be "Ye"ing someone else.
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Monday, October 26, 2009 6:26:35 PM
Dark FurieFurie # Monday, October 26, 2009 9:45:16 PM
Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews # Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:59:17 AM
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.
Cleanclean # Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:22:31 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:44:32 AM
*sticks a toe in David's mouth*
Cleanclean # Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:57:01 PM
Kinky beast!
Dark FurieFurie # Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:00:51 AM
H82typ # Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:33:02 AM
Dark FurieFurie # Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:23:16 AM
H82typ # Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:52:39 AM
Mad Scientistqlue # Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:21:57 AM
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!
Dark FurieFurie # Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:29:10 AM