Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 16:57 |
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On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 12:11:45PM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> > Are there any modern thou-dialects in the real world? I know
> > there are thee-dialects, which take the you-form of the verb
> > ("thee are", "thee were", etc.).
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> Definitely, though the usual pron. is /DA/ ~ /D@/.
Ah, and often transcribed "tha". I knew that, I think. :)
> > Also, there are conflicting reports of the 2nd-singular-past
> > form of "to be" in archaic English; I've seen both "wast" and "wert".
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> "Wast" is indicative, "wert" is subjunctive.
Oh! Well, that clears that right up. Many thanks!
-Mark
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