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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Need english translation for basic words "the, who, where, etc..."

Hello I am looking for olden english words from Romeo & Juliet time,

I need the olden english word for

"the"

"who"

"what"

"you"

etc... more will help me! need very soon
  

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I assume you mean "in Shakespeare's time". Those words were the same in his time as they are today, although what was sometimes used to mean who . The second person singular at that time was the familiar form "thou", and not "you".

— CalifJim

  • I assume you mean "in Shakespeare's time".
  • Those words were the same in his time as they are today, although what was sometimes used to mean who .
  • The second person singular at that time was the familiar form "thou", and not "you".
  • "you" was the plural and the formal (singular and plural) form.
  • You can find thousands of words used differently in Shakespeare's time than in our own if you simply read a few of his plays.
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I assume you mean "in Shakespeare's time". Those words were the same in his time as they are today, although what was sometimes used to mean who. The second person singular at that time was the familiar form "thou", and not "you". "you" was the plural and the formal (singular and plural) form.

You can find thousands of words used differently in Shakespeare's time than in
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