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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 month ago

Medieval

Potatoes

My suspension of disbelief is ruined completely.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Thou art no fun at watching movies.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

So doth hates potatoes

would be the modern equivalent of "so does hates" which doesn't make sense

"So, doth thou hate potatoes?" or "So, thou hates potatoes?"

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Well its middle engliwh not old english. You can tell because youbunderstand it even a little.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

This is early modern English.

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Maybe, i lump all that 'cant be sure a normal american will understand but still doesnt take much work' era of english in together.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Potatoes are a New World crop. They didn't exist in medieval Europe.

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