edge [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year ago"They will never have a distinct recognizable culture that the South does and they hate us for it"imagemessage-square102 fedilinkarrow-up1100file-text
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minus-squareOrcocracy [comrade/them]hexbear8·1 year agoYes and no. The ye in "ye olde shoppe" was "the" with the "thorn" character which looks kinda like a y if you write it fancy. The ye in "Hear ye, hear ye" was actually said as ye and was the second person plural. link
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexbear4·1 year agoI know it's more complicated than that especially because centuries of "ye" said as "yeeee" established a new precedent anyway. I just wanted an excuse to use the emoji. link
Yes and no. The ye in "ye olde shoppe" was "the" with the "thorn" character which looks kinda like a y if you write it fancy. The ye in "Hear ye, hear ye" was actually said as ye and was the second person plural.
Hear Youse or hear y'all sound odd still
I know it's more complicated than that especially because centuries of "ye" said as "yeeee" established a new precedent anyway.
I just wanted an excuse to use the
emoji.