DiegoDiego Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 6 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: It would still be common in northern England to hear thou as the singular and thee as the plural. Is thou not the singular subject pronoun and thee the singular object pronoun, whereas in plural it is you for both? So "Thou give it to me" and "I give it to thee". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 16 hours ago, MazzyStar said: Despite the fact actual teuchters don’t use it. Yes they do. Here's a rough map for you 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 hours ago, invergowrie arab said: It would still be common in northern England to hear thou as the singular and thee as the plural. This would suggest that: "With this ring, I thee wed" is an act of bigamy. It would also mean that Hamlet's exhortation to Ophelia to "Get thee to a nunnery" applies to additional unspecified women. I live in northern England and have never heard either term used. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 3 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: Is thou not the singular subject pronoun and thee the singular object pronoun, whereas in plural it is you for both? So "Thou give it to me" and "I give it to thee". Correct. I'm confusing ye, you and thee. My main point though was at one point you was purely plural. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 4 hours ago, Jives Miguel said: Yes they do. Here's a rough map for you Ayr is civilisation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawB93 Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 I'd say that was pretty conclusive evidence that P&B and ergo Scotland ken. I guess it explains the phobia of this word that the Possilpark pagans have. TV, film and radio would have them believe everyone speaks like them. IMO they're terrified of being the minority. To not ken is to be ignorant. We are the enlightened. We ken. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I'd rather say ken than mispronounce word such as December or yesterday as Dezember or yezterday. Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 14/12/2023 at 13:53, mathematics said: Ayr is civilisation? It’s definitely not in the central belt. Neither is Arran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Was working with a guy from Glasgow who has moved to Broxburn and his kids have been saying ken. who is ken he said who is wayne I replied 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 In all honesty, I am one of these East Coasters who says 'Ken' at the end of most sentences. It's been commented on a few times.... Ken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: I'd rather say ken than mispronounce word such as December or yesterday as Dezember or yezterday. Hide contents Scoddish Foodball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 11 hours ago, johnnydun said: In all honesty, I am one of these East Coasters who says 'Ken' at the end of most sentences. It's been commented on a few times.... Ken. Am the same noo ken, min, ken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Am the same noo ken, min, ken. min - now, there's a word from my youth, used extensively round central Fife. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Haven't used 'ken' since telling my mother than one of the actors in Law & Order is the son of Bill Roache, known for playing Ken Fitlike in Coronation Street for 703 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Blue Brazil Forever said: min - now, there's a word from my youth, used extensively round central Fife. Location: Kennoway Did you grow up in Minnoway? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Location: Kennoway Did you grow up in Minnoway? Bide in Kennoway now but I was born in Cowdenbeath - a third generation mad Cowden nutter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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