Right? I mean lost in a fog, faced some unknown creature from who knows where, and now dealing with strange men with threatening swords, all while still in a fog that blocks all surroundings but not each other (real fog is not like that at all), and they know magic is real, at this point, no a little while ago they should’ve realized that something out of the ordinary is going on, whether magical or mad science.
I don’t know, I think living in a setting where magic, demons, gnomes, trolls, witches, demigods, inter-dimensional psychic vampires, whatever Phantom Ghost is, etc. actually exist and are encountered with some regularity in everyday city life would realistically make a standard fantasy universe difficult to recognize. There’s no outwardly visible difference between a high fantasy dwarf and a fantasy LARPer who happens to be a dwarf.
“Aid you” – “thee” was a very informal term, used for close family/friends, and possibly subordinates. Using it for anyone else was a HUGE insult (“I ‘thou’ thee, thou cur!”) – it’s similar to the French Tu/Vous distinction
The formal/informal distinction didn’t enter the picture until around Chaucer’s time mostly influenced by the royal use of the plural form as an address. Before that “thou” was strictly singular and “ye/you” plural.
Fun fact: wooden shields like that would often lack the metal rims you sometimes see on them, having none or just leather rims like is shown here. You might think that’s just a matter of it being a cheap shield, but there’s a key advantage to it: cutting weapons, like swords and axes, can easily get stuck when hitting it at the right angle, whereas with metal rims they’ll more likely bounce off. hence why you often see those shield be depicted with long cuts into them, also like is shown here. it’s not just general wear and tear, it’s a feature!
Seriously now this is just denial.
Right? I mean lost in a fog, faced some unknown creature from who knows where, and now dealing with strange men with threatening swords, all while still in a fog that blocks all surroundings but not each other (real fog is not like that at all), and they know magic is real, at this point, no a little while ago they should’ve realized that something out of the ordinary is going on, whether magical or mad science.
I don’t know, I think living in a setting where magic, demons, gnomes, trolls, witches, demigods, inter-dimensional psychic vampires, whatever Phantom Ghost is, etc. actually exist and are encountered with some regularity in everyday city life would realistically make a standard fantasy universe difficult to recognize. There’s no outwardly visible difference between a high fantasy dwarf and a fantasy LARPer who happens to be a dwarf.
Or its just Tuesday
Think about it, in this world, this being something supernatural or just something weird but ordinary are equally likely
I think Alex might just be acting snarky, and Buckaress doesn’t realize that at first.
In this world, the supernatural is “just something weird but ordinary”.
Shoulda went with the troll…
‘aid thee’.
“Aid you” – “thee” was a very informal term, used for close family/friends, and possibly subordinates. Using it for anyone else was a HUGE insult (“I ‘thou’ thee, thou cur!”) – it’s similar to the French Tu/Vous distinction
What would the polite version of thou / thee ?
you / you.
I, me, my, mine, myself
you/thou, you/thee, your/thy, yours/thine, yourself/thyself
he/she/it, him/her/it, his/her/its, his/hers/its, himself/herself/itself
We, us, our, ours, ourselves
You, you, your, yours, yourselves
They, them, their, theirs, themselves.
Y’all forgot “y’all”. B-D
That’s because English doesn’t have a formal vocative declension.
The formal/informal distinction didn’t enter the picture until around Chaucer’s time mostly influenced by the royal use of the plural form as an address. Before that “thou” was strictly singular and “ye/you” plural.
Just wait until she put her in charge of cooking something for the king…
Thank you very much for cheering up my day as my life has been very stressful lately.
Fun fact: wooden shields like that would often lack the metal rims you sometimes see on them, having none or just leather rims like is shown here. You might think that’s just a matter of it being a cheap shield, but there’s a key advantage to it: cutting weapons, like swords and axes, can easily get stuck when hitting it at the right angle, whereas with metal rims they’ll more likely bounce off. hence why you often see those shield be depicted with long cuts into them, also like is shown here. it’s not just general wear and tear, it’s a feature!