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electric_ranger t1_j194o7l wrote
THANK YOU. I came in here to "Well Ackshually" haha.
Old English (Beowulf):
>Hƿæt! ƿē Gār-Dena in ġeār-dagum,
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>þēod-cyninga, þrym ġefrūnon,
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>hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Middle English (Chaucer):
>Whan that April with his showres soote
The droughte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veine in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flowr
Modern English (Shakespeare):
>Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
Lyeta1_1 t1_j1az4ni wrote
Thank you Thank you Thank you
otterly_icy t1_j1b1voh wrote
I regret that I have only one upvote to give.
K3R3G3 OP t1_j1c17n9 wrote
I'll take the correction, but it seems your caps lock thank you indicates this is very important to you. It wasn't really the point of the post, which was The Fresh Prince thing being amusing -- I just meant whatever it is when shit is written this way. That's what I was looking at, where text is that way. I'll accept that that isn't Old English, but it's also not as clear as your example.
ThaddyG t1_j1iv0qy wrote
That's more of a difference of spelling and typography, the letters that look like f are actually s, it's just how a lot of things were written back then. Combined with spelling being less codified back then so you get stuff like fleepe = sleepe = sleep.
Old English, Middle English, and Modern English are technical linguistic terms and ways of categorizing the historical changes in the language
Turbulent-Adagio-541 t1_j1a7ybb wrote
Slap
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psuedonymously t1_j191uit wrote
This of course predates Philadelphia, PA. Shakespeare was referring to Philadelphia, Mississippi.
John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j19xm5c wrote
Or Amman, Jordan, which does predate Shakespeare (unlike the cream cheese and what have you)
SoupDuJourney t1_j18qcya wrote
“Pop Sonnets” by Erik Didriksen. Many of them, and many super brilliant like this one.
electric_ranger t1_j1941mc wrote
Yep, this is a reimagining of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song.
John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j19x7l3 wrote
K3R3G3 OP t1_j1c1hkn wrote
I was pulling up random excerpts in google images and was surprised to see Billy Shakes mentioned Philadelphia.
Garwoodwould t1_j18ig68 wrote
l've read this musty, old book, too. Found it in the Stratford-on-Schuylkill library, back in the 90s (1590s)
Finger_Gunnz t1_j19f92s wrote
Fresh prince theme song but Shakespearean version.
Republican_Wet_Dream t1_j18lm2j wrote
The Bard, as ever, speaks truth.
WanderBell t1_j18mx8u wrote
Bel-Air = Mayfair?
TreyBouchet t1_j18ov3c wrote
Now do the Cheers theme!
TommyPickles2222222 t1_j18qb71 wrote
Quatrains and a couplet
grinchman042 t1_j1c3c9g wrote
Had me in the 1st half, ngl
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Susbirder t1_j18w3sl wrote
Must've attended a game at the Vet.
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forsbergisgod t1_j18njyg wrote
Shakespeare is modern English