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"Have", "are", and "would". They are archaic conjugations of the verbs that were required for use with the second-person informal pronoun "thou", which affected conjugations the same way the German second-person informal did (and still does). Compare: "Thou hast" and "Du hast" "Thou goest" and "Du gehst" "Thou beest" and "Du bist"
- "Have", "are", and "would".
- They are archaic conjugations of the verbs that were required for use with the second-person informal pronoun "thou", which affected conjugations the same way the German second-person informal did (and still does).
- Compare: "Thou hast" and "Du hast" "Thou goest" and "Du gehst" "Thou beest" and "Du bist"
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"Have", "are", and "would". They are archaic conjugations of the verbs that were required for use with the second-person informal pronoun "thou", which affected conjugations the same way the German second-person informal did (and still does).
Compare:
"Thou hast" and "Du hast"
"Thou goest" and "Du gehst"
"Thou beest" and "Du bist"
Compare:
"Thou hast" and "Du hast"
"Thou goest" and "Du gehst"
"Thou beest" and "Du bist"
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Oh! first time listening about Elizabethan English. What kind of English is it? Is it something spoken by HER MAJESTY QUEEN OF ENGLAND?
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smdl
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smdl
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It is the English spoken during the reign of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen (1558–1603).
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Thank you, Mr.Snyder.
Is this English still in use? May be it is better to call such English as Royal English.
Thanks,
smdl
Is this English still in use? May be it is better to call such English as Royal English.
Thanks,
smdl
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