as in not modern, for a short story I'm writing. What are certain 'tags' i can use?
2006-12-07 14:29:24 · 5 answers · asked by Mari 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2006-12-07 14:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by emg g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use certain cases and pronouns and words that are no longer used...Thou, thee, aye, etc. Sentence structure was also much different and far more formalized.
Get a hold of a non-modernized copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It's about as old English as you can get. Shakespeare might be helpful, though he's Renaissance.
Beowulf could be handy, but you still have to communicate with a modern audience. And instead of saying "Amen" after your prayers, be sure to say "Forsooth" instead.
2006-12-07 14:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want actual Medieval English (or Old English), it would be hard to read. Example: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-old?id=AnoChan&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/mideng-parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div
Maybe you mean English from closer to Shakespearean times?
2006-12-07 14:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fowles in the Frith
Fowles in the frith,
The fisshes in the flood,
And I mon waxe wood
Much sorwe I walke with
For beste of boon and blood.
And so on at this site:
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/mltexts.htm
2006-12-07 14:40:57 · answer #4 · answered by r_e_a_l_miles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Old English words and phrases.
2006-12-07 14:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋