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J-D · 03-19-2005, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by THX1138

Whateth the helleth are youeth talking abouteth?

And why doeth I have thith cottonball in my mouthetheth!?

J

What am I talking about? I'm talking about the fact that the use of the '-eth' suffix in archaic English is not as an embellishment randomly attached to words by whim, but a regular grammatical feature. And I'm also talking about the fact that I personally wonder whether knowledge of this fact would have any bearing on the modern facetious use of it.

THX1138 · 03-19-2005, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by J-D

What am I talking about? I'm talking about the fact that the use of the '-eth' suffix in archaic English is not as an embellishment randomly attached to words by whim, but a regular grammatical feature. And I'm also talking about the fact that I personally wonder whether knowledge of this fact would have any bearing on the modern facetious use of it.

i doeth doth knoweth i am usingeth it completely wrongeth & i whimeth it as i will.

i am merely being a thmartath. not a very funny thmartath, true, but a thmartath neverthelessethetheth.

J

sharon45 · 03-19-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Biff the unclean

Ya know, I don’t think that I’ve ever run into anyone who expressed a need for “personal peace�? other than Christians saying it was a benefit that their faith offered. All of the turmoil going on in your head is “thought,�? it’s the intellectual process. Why would you not want that?

I agree on part. I think everyone needs sometimes a moment of 'personal peace' of sorts. If this is because of their thought process, than they need to spend even a certain amount more time on thinking, to cull what is wasteful and/or destructive and focus on a more positive process instead. Engaging in a life-long fantasy is just a means of running away, not actually confronting the problem.

Lógos Sokratikós · 03-21-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by THX1138

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Originally Posted by J-D
What am I talking about? I'm talking about the fact that the use of the '-eth' suffix in archaic English is not as an embellishment randomly attached to words by whim, but a regular grammatical feature. And I'm also talking about the fact that I personally wonder whether knowledge of this fact would have any bearing on the modern facetious use of it.

i doeth doth knoweth i am usingeth it completely wrongeth & i whimeth it as i will.

i am merely being a thmartath. not a very funny thmartath, true, but a thmartath neverthelessethetheth.

J

J-D, it's because it's NOT Old English! It's cotton-ball-ish!
I guess no-one from outside cotton-pickin' Lousy Anna got that one, THX1138! Let's keep it our own private joke.

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