Comments on: Can’t Cuidich ‘n Righ http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:43:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: ninme http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4706 ninme Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:51:27 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4706 <p>I always laugh to think of the evolution of English, when it went from people runneth away to runs away, and the intermediary runth away. All these courtly nobles striking a dashing pose and lithping at each other.</p> I always laugh to think of the evolution of English, when it went from people runneth away to runs away, and the intermediary runth away. All these courtly nobles striking a dashing pose and lithping at each other.

]]> By: Rueful Red http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4705 Rueful Red Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:58:50 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4705 <p>You're right. Ye olde tinne-eare stryketh againe.</p> You’re right. Ye olde tinne-eare stryketh againe.

]]> By: ninme http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4704 ninme Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:54:24 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4704 <p>I figure you could fake it fairly easily if you learned the spellings, but then for instance I don't think "gotten" and "supposed" really fit there, so an amateur would definitely have some wrong words slip in.</p> I figure you could fake it fairly easily if you learned the spellings, but then for instance I don’t think “gotten” and “supposed” really fit there, so an amateur would definitely have some wrong words slip in.

]]> By: Rueful Red http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4703 Rueful Red Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:09:00 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4703 <p>Actuallie, speakynge Chaucer-wise is somdeel easier aftere whilom tyme, butte thisse chappe seemth to have gotten alles ye inne-jokkes and and recheche bittes of funne. Chaucer and Gowere arre supposed to have beene trewely friends, for one thinge.</p> Actuallie, speakynge Chaucer-wise is somdeel easier aftere whilom tyme, butte thisse chappe seemth to have gotten alles ye inne-jokkes and and recheche bittes of funne. Chaucer and Gowere arre supposed to have beene trewely friends, for one thinge.

]]> By: Rueful Red http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4702 Rueful Red Sun, 02 Apr 2006 14:25:27 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4702 <p>BSL, Oh heavnes thisse sitte is killinge me!</p> BSL, Oh heavnes thisse sitte is killinge me!

]]> By: HalfEmpty http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4701 HalfEmpty Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:15:58 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4701 <p>I'll wager this fella can speak Middle English like a second language. Otherwise the time involved would be horrendous.</p> I’ll wager this fella can speak Middle English like a second language. Otherwise the time involved would be horrendous.

]]> By: ninme http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4700 ninme Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:29:20 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4700 <p><i></p> <p>abbreviaciouns</p> <p><i></p> <p>Oh newfanglenesse! Y have learned the privitees of the manye abbreviaciouns ywritten on the internette. OMG: "oh mine ++DOMINUS++". ROFL: "rollinge on the floore laughinge". IRL: "in reale lyfe." WTF: "whatte the swyve?"</p> <p>Beinge somethinge of an innovator myselfe, Y presente to yow, churles and gentils alle, the followynge abbreviaciouns. May they serven yow welle in your internette communicacioun:</p> <p><i></p> <p>GP: gentil person</p> <p>WC: woole customes</p> <p>XC: Exchequer</p> <p>BATJG: biggere arsehole thanne john gowere</p> <p>BSL!: by seinte loy!</p> <p>OTPBRB: Offe to parliamente, be ryghte back</p> <p>SNAPFU - BYXCA: supposedely nyce annuitie paymente fuckede uppe by the XC againe</p> <p>KRBMA: Kynge Richarde II buggynge me againe</p> <p>AOMSHJDOTBD: anothere of myne servauntes hath just dyede of the blacke death</p> <p>EISBYMIWATCHDNSTHD: eftsoon I shall be ycleped mad if worke atte the customes house doth not settle the helle downe</p> <p></i></p> <p>Hilarious!</i></i></p>

abbreviaciouns

Oh newfanglenesse! Y have learned the privitees of the manye abbreviaciouns ywritten on the internette. OMG: “oh mine ++DOMINUS++”. ROFL: “rollinge on the floore laughinge”. IRL: “in reale lyfe.” WTF: “whatte the swyve?”

Beinge somethinge of an innovator myselfe, Y presente to yow, churles and gentils alle, the followynge abbreviaciouns. May they serven yow welle in your internette communicacioun:

GP: gentil person

WC: woole customes

XC: Exchequer

BATJG: biggere arsehole thanne john gowere

BSL!: by seinte loy!

OTPBRB: Offe to parliamente, be ryghte back

SNAPFU - BYXCA: supposedely nyce annuitie paymente fuckede uppe by the XC againe

KRBMA: Kynge Richarde II buggynge me againe

AOMSHJDOTBD: anothere of myne servauntes hath just dyede of the blacke death

EISBYMIWATCHDNSTHD: eftsoon I shall be ycleped mad if worke atte the customes house doth not settle the helle downe

Hilarious!

]]> By: HalfEmpty http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4699 HalfEmpty Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:50:33 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4699 <p>I looked over at his tee-shirt site and it's evident that this guy is a brilliant marketeer as well as olde English scholar.</p> I looked over at his tee-shirt site and it’s evident that this guy is a brilliant marketeer as well as olde English scholar.

]]> By: Rueful Red http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4698 Rueful Red Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:28:03 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4698 <p>Oh boy that's brilliant! I mean I can't think why the guy should go to such trouble, but, hey!</p> <p>Chaucer was called the flower of all the Makars by my favourite Scottish poet (who isn't Burns).</p> Oh boy that’s brilliant! I mean I can’t think why the guy should go to such trouble, but, hey!

Chaucer was called the flower of all the Makars by my favourite Scottish poet (who isn’t Burns).

]]> By: HalfEmpty http://www.ninme.com/archives/2006/03/cant_cuidich_n.html#comment-4697 HalfEmpty Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:23:24 +0000 http://d829161.u25.nozonenet.com/archives/2006/03/30/cant_cuidich_n_righ.html#comment-4697 <p>On a happier note a part of English history is returned.... it seemeth that Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog at... http://houseoffame.blogspot.com/</p> On a happier note a part of English history is returned…. it seemeth that Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog at… http://houseoffame.blogspot.com/

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