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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Old english
Hello there
1. One of the most beautifull quotes for me is this
" Lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of understanding"
and i have come across a variation of this - "Lips of wisdom are closed, but to the ears of understanding"
I wonder if this is archaic way of saying the same or just a mistake.
besides two other questions
2. Where can i learn in most efficient way how to interact formally with customers? Maybe some advances structures/phrases/phrasal verbs etc?
3. Where can i learn old english structures? Or poetic structures (with explanation)? I know of one - poetic inversion, my sister told me that some time ago.
I have played a game once called Vampire the masquarade - redemption, and i enjoyed the old 12th centure structure (Thee, Thy, i forgot the rest
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Thanks guys
Mark
1. One of the most beautifull quotes for me is this
" Lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of understanding"
and i have come across a variation of this - "Lips of wisdom are closed, but to the ears of understanding"
I wonder if this is archaic way of saying the same or just a mistake.
besides two other questions
2. Where can i learn in most efficient way how to interact formally with customers? Maybe some advances structures/phrases/phrasal verbs etc?
3. Where can i learn old english structures? Or poetic structures (with explanation)? I know of one - poetic inversion, my sister told me that some time ago.
I have played a game once called Vampire the masquarade - redemption, and i enjoyed the old 12th centure structure (Thee, Thy, i forgot the rest
)Thanks guys
Mark
Top answer
Avoid slang, use sir/ma'am/mr/miss/mrs, perhaps visit a store or watch a film and see how the employees interact with customers. 3:Sounds more like you're interested in Elizabethan English, read some Shakespeare or a guide to Shakespeare for examples. 12th century English bears very little resemblance to modern English, which is why in the game and in pop culture in general they use (faux) 16th century English.
- Avoid slang, use sir/ma'am/mr/miss/mrs, perhaps visit a store or watch a film and see how the employees interact with customers.
- 3:Sounds more like you're interested in Elizabethan English, read some Shakespeare or a guide to Shakespeare for examples.
- 12th century English bears very little resemblance to modern English, which is why in the game and in pop culture in general they use (faux) 16th century English.
- Here's an excerpt from Chaucer, which was written in the 14th century: Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
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Avoid slang, use sir/ma'am/mr/miss/mrs, perhaps visit a store or watch a film and see how the employees interact with customers.
3:Sounds more like you're interested in Elizabethan English, read some Shakespeare or a guide to Shakespeare for examples.
12th century English bears very little resemblance to modern English, which is why in the game and in pop culture in general they
3:Sounds more like you're interested in Elizabethan English, read some Shakespeare or a guide to Shakespeare for examples.
12th century English bears very little resemblance to modern English, which is why in the game and in pop culture in general they
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"Lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of understanding"
"Lips of wisdom are closed, but to the ears of understanding"
I wonder if this is archaic way of saying the same or just a mistake. -- Not a mistake. 'But' can still mean 'except' in modern English.
"Lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of understanding"
"Lips of wisdom are closed, but to the ears of understanding"
I wonder if this is archaic way of saying the same or just a mistake. -- Not a mistake. 'But' can still mean 'except' in modern English.
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