▲ 588 ▼ I've heard some schools are reintroducing it now, but that doesn't help those that never learned. (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 430 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Do you read old English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Anticorp@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (4 children) On a regular basis? No. Ever? Of course. Shakespeare is written in old English, the original translation of Homer's The Odyssey, and the King James Bible, to name a few things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Boinkage@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Shakespeare is modern English with some old words. This is Old English. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43521/beowulf-old-english-version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago Thanks for the example and the correction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The King James Bible is pretty much modern English. Shakespeare too. They actually sort of standardized modern English. Old English, the language,not just English that is old, looks like Icelandic or weird German and is maybe 500 years older than that, give or take. Edit: Everyone who down voted your comment is dumb. Being willing to learn new things is a mark of high intelligence. Being grateful for the opportunity to learn is the sign of wisdom. Those who downvote you should instead emulate you. If we punish people for being happy to learn, they won't want to learn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) We are all constantly learning. Thank you for participating in this group discussion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Beowulf is old English. Shakespeare is nothing like old English. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who the fuck understands old english?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I remember an English teacher when I was at school talking about how he was teaching Beowulf to A level students and that it was very difficult for him as well not just the students. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People who need to or want to out of personal interest, just like it should be with cursive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Pretty much only scholars. JRR Tolkien did, for example. The Rohirrim in the LOTR trilogy basically speak a form of Mercian Old English, if I recall correctly. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Anticorp@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (4 children) On a regular basis? No. Ever? Of course. Shakespeare is written in old English, the original translation of Homer's The Odyssey, and the King James Bible, to name a few things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Boinkage@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Shakespeare is modern English with some old words. This is Old English. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43521/beowulf-old-english-version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago Thanks for the example and the correction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The King James Bible is pretty much modern English. Shakespeare too. They actually sort of standardized modern English. Old English, the language,not just English that is old, looks like Icelandic or weird German and is maybe 500 years older than that, give or take. Edit: Everyone who down voted your comment is dumb. Being willing to learn new things is a mark of high intelligence. Being grateful for the opportunity to learn is the sign of wisdom. Those who downvote you should instead emulate you. If we punish people for being happy to learn, they won't want to learn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) We are all constantly learning. Thank you for participating in this group discussion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Beowulf is old English. Shakespeare is nothing like old English. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who the fuck understands old english?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I remember an English teacher when I was at school talking about how he was teaching Beowulf to A level students and that it was very difficult for him as well not just the students. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People who need to or want to out of personal interest, just like it should be with cursive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Pretty much only scholars. JRR Tolkien did, for example. The Rohirrim in the LOTR trilogy basically speak a form of Mercian Old English, if I recall correctly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Boinkage@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Shakespeare is modern English with some old words. This is Old English. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43521/beowulf-old-english-version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago Thanks for the example and the correction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago Thanks for the example and the correction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) The King James Bible is pretty much modern English. Shakespeare too. They actually sort of standardized modern English. Old English, the language,not just English that is old, looks like Icelandic or weird German and is maybe 500 years older than that, give or take. Edit: Everyone who down voted your comment is dumb. Being willing to learn new things is a mark of high intelligence. Being grateful for the opportunity to learn is the sign of wisdom. Those who downvote you should instead emulate you. If we punish people for being happy to learn, they won't want to learn. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) We are all constantly learning. Thank you for participating in this group discussion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't know that. Thanks for the correction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) We are all constantly learning. Thank you for participating in this group discussion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) We are all constantly learning. Thank you for participating in this group discussion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look at you two fucking learning and being civil and shit. Love it. Appreciate you both. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Hey up yours, pal <3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Beowulf is old English. Shakespeare is nothing like old English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who the fuck understands old english?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I remember an English teacher when I was at school talking about how he was teaching Beowulf to A level students and that it was very difficult for him as well not just the students. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People who need to or want to out of personal interest, just like it should be with cursive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Pretty much only scholars. JRR Tolkien did, for example. The Rohirrim in the LOTR trilogy basically speak a form of Mercian Old English, if I recall correctly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I remember an English teacher when I was at school talking about how he was teaching Beowulf to A level students and that it was very difficult for him as well not just the students. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago People who need to or want to out of personal interest, just like it should be with cursive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Pretty much only scholars. JRR Tolkien did, for example. The Rohirrim in the LOTR trilogy basically speak a form of Mercian Old English, if I recall correctly. permalink fedilink source parent
