laurinha88
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does it make any sense to you guys?
No, not in English as it is spoken today. I can give you examples but they're very old. One comes from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Tale of Melibee.Is it possible to change the positon of interrogative phrases like that?
can anyone give me some examples?
thanks guys!
It's not correct today. It is a very old sentence. It's over 600 years old. The language in which it was written is called Middle English. The sentence was translated as follows by Gerard NeCastro:"why make ye youreself for to lyk a fool" you sure that's right?:-o can you translate it?sorry i'm dumb huahauahauh
"why make ye youreself for to lyk a fool" you sure that's right?:-o can you translate it?sorry i'm dumb huahauahauh
Chaucer was in the English Literature course for GCSE 2009/2010.Oh yes, we're quite sure it's right. If you would like many more examples of Middle English, click HERE
It will take you to an entire website of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the original language. Some of us (of a certain age) were required to study Chaucer for a couple of years at school. I can assure you that the majority of us did not enjoy it!
Oh yes, we're quite sure it's right. If you would like many more examples of Middle English, click HERE
It will take you to an entire website of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the original language. Some of us (of a certain age) were required to study Chaucer for a couple of years at school. I can assure you that the majority of us did not enjoy it!
Thanks BobK. I learned two things: that there's another meaning of the word "widow" and that the word in the sentence is "widow", not "window". It really puzzled me how a window could come in but I decided to sit still since no one protested. It was a good decision.PS I'm surprised nobody's mentioned context. A widow isn't always a woman whose husband has died - though that is by far the most common meaning. For example, an editor who has read the galley-proofs of a book might - after page make-up - say 'How did this widow get here?' see Widows and orphans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .