People That Say "twas" And "tis" Doesn't It Infuriate You?

[Bonjo]

I use quite a couple of forums and always see users using these terms and think to myself whatsup with these "Ye old english"phrases as it makes the person in question seem, well a bit backwards unless they all live in a place where these terms are used normally that I'm unaware of???

Why do what appear to be normal intelligent people living in the modern world use these backdated terms instead of normal english?

Do these or any other term or phrase bother you?

[Iggle Piggle]

"Quite a couple" is an interesting phrase also...

I like the usage of old English and latin, etc... (sic) in writing, it keeps the proletariat confused.

[1ozzy]

"High five" Mrs O.
And it will keep evolving.

[mrs_overall]

Cheers oz. Now if you will excuse me, I need a trip to the dunny ;-)

[1ozzy]

Would "quite a couple" mean a wonderful pair?
As in "They are quite a couple".
Or would it mean more than one couple?

[sandyRoe]

twas brillig and the slithy toves...
There's room for a twas and the odd tis in the English language.

[1ozzy]

Hope you get a good seat Mrs.O

[mrs_overall]

oz, I was just showing off then. I have a talent for speaking foreign languages ;-)

[ivor4781]

yes the "not a problem" craze.there is a woman in our tesco cafe mid 40s who says this after every time i speak to her, a girl said it to me in costa too,"not a problem" i replied why should it be ? she looked bewildered

[ladybirder]

Bonjo you've gone very quiet???
Perhaps not the answers she expected.

[AlwaysConfused]

'Methinks' really annoys me.

Google 'Methinks' and it comes up with 'archaic, humorous'. It's not humorous, it's pretentious and irritating, methinks.

[Peter Pedant]

twas eva thus - modern enough 4 U ?
I think that one harks back to Mrs T on her reignation

Warren Mitchell ( ya silly old moo ...) was in a film where he uses 'anent'
The boss wants to see you anent your employment
anent = about he explains

I had a boss who used to quip: "I kid you nart"
and that harks back to the awful mad captain ( Humpy Bogart )) in the Canine Mutiny.
My boss was an awful old man who was like the Captain in the Caine Mutiny. I cringe as I I think of him ( 1975)
He also let on he thought the Caine Mutiny was the best film he had ever seen ....


Has anyone heard Thou and Thee recently ?

[Peter Pedant]

Mrs T didnt re-ignite
she resigned
sozza

[Peter Pedant]

" He was an X of the Old School, we will not see his likes again ..."

thank God... aaaaargh Kill! Kill!

[Peter Pedant]

Manc

we still hear - trouble up t'mill ?

when there is er trouble at the local Mill.....

[Bonjo]

"So I guess the OP is complaining about dropping a vowel before a word and a space between but omitting an apostrophy and a space is ok.

Was just thinking about "quite a couple of forums" too. Would this mean using many forums in pairs?

Just found it a tad amusing, commenting about the use of English and then butchering it quite nicely themselves.

And no, I do not pick fault with these things unless someone starts it ;-)"

WOW!

http://img.oltreuomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/grammar.jpg

[Khandro]

Bonjo; (is that an abbreviation of 'Bon jour' ?)
anyway, I'll bet you frequently say 'goodbye', and when you do, you are saying 'God be with you'.

[boxtops]

I was pleased to use the expression 'fleet of foot' the other day, and often use Shakespeareanisms (he invented a lot of new words) - quite how historical or regional words as 'backward' is beyond me. Local language is delightful, as is regional variance!

[Jackdaw33]

My favourite Shakespearian line is:

Aroint thee, witch, the rump fed ronyon cried.

[netibiza]

I use them all the time, and methinks. Lovely language!