Why do these boneheads say "What say you"?

Question

Are they under the impression that archaic forms make them seem educated?

Why not go all the way to "What saist thou?"

Answer 1

Thank you! It annoys me to no end. I think they believe it makes them appear to be sophisticated.
"Bonehead" is the perfect description.

"What say thou?"
"What doth thou say?"

GEEZ!

Answer 2

It makes them seem as though they had been to Jamaica.
Was sagen Sie? See now I proved that I was in Germany

Answer 3

Or they want to be ironic, sarcastic, imply an archaic problem..... words are context. Context gives meaning.

Answer 4

There's nothing wrong archaic ways of speaking. To be honest, I find it more amiable than slang. That's just me, though....

Answer 5

They don't know the meaning of the word 'question'.
Even more worrying is that they don't even understand the answers they get.

Answer 6

I like it...but then again, I was educated by people who actually said things like, "What say you?"

Answer 7

I believe a great man once said, in a series of grunts:

"Ignorance. Bliss."

Answer 8

Apparently. It's pretty amusing, like a kid that just learned a new word and is over-eager to use it. lol

Answer 9

Sorry, I don't see anything wrong with it. Why do people say, "I'm sorry" when someone says they are having a bad day. That person didn't cause the bad day. What does this question have to do with religion and sprituality to begin with?

Answer 10

Let us yearn for the days of grammatical correctness. (sigh)