____ Olde Language Quize
Today's deceptively simple quiz: Fill in the blank in the title. Give both the spelling and pronunciation of the missing word.
Other's Thoughts
From the mind of
Allan - Tue, Jun 06, 2006
Pronounced "The Olde Language Quize"
Spelled "Thorn-E".
I think though that "quiz" comes much later; the Anglo-Saxons used "cw" or "cu" for "qu"
From the mind of
Carolyn - Thu, Jun 29, 2006
Well, you want us to say "ye" and be wrong? Next guess is eower, genitive of ye(or ge). I would imagine the pronunciation to be something like yowwer? "Yowsa!" would be more fun, tho.
From the mind of
Stuart - Thu, Jun 29, 2006
Sorry, forgot to announce the mysterious Allan's answer as correct before going to Europe. +100 for obscure knowledge, but -10 for trying to show me up.
From the mind of
Carolyn - Fri, Jun 30, 2006
I don't understand Allan's answer?? Thorn-e? And "quiz comes much later" than what? I must be out of my depth here.
From the mind of
Stuart - Sat, Jul 01, 2006
The answer is "Ye", spelled "Thorn-E" (as opposed to "Y-E"), and pronounced "The".
The "comes much later" is pointing out that use of "quiz" would be anachronistic at the time when thorn was still in use (although for the wrong reasons; quiz appears to have come into existence in the 18th or 19th century, so it didn't exist previously with another spelling). I contend that it's no more anachronistic than most "shoppes" that have faux-archaic signs (and furthermore that it's my quiz and I can do as I like).
From the mind of
Carolyn - Sun, Jul 02, 2006
There! I've learned something from Ye Olde Language Quize. Thanks.
Pronounced "The Olde Language Quize"
Spelled "Thorn-E".
I think though that "quiz" comes much later; the Anglo-Saxons used "cw" or "cu" for "qu"
From the mind of
Carolyn - Thu, Jun 29, 2006
Well, you want us to say "ye" and be wrong? Next guess is eower, genitive of ye(or ge). I would imagine the pronunciation to be something like yowwer? "Yowsa!" would be more fun, tho.
From the mind of
Stuart - Thu, Jun 29, 2006
Sorry, forgot to announce the mysterious Allan's answer as correct before going to Europe. +100 for obscure knowledge, but -10 for trying to show me up.
From the mind of
Carolyn - Fri, Jun 30, 2006
I don't understand Allan's answer?? Thorn-e? And "quiz comes much later" than what? I must be out of my depth here.
From the mind of
Stuart - Sat, Jul 01, 2006
The answer is "Ye", spelled "Thorn-E" (as opposed to "Y-E"), and pronounced "The".
The "comes much later" is pointing out that use of "quiz" would be anachronistic at the time when thorn was still in use (although for the wrong reasons; quiz appears to have come into existence in the 18th or 19th century, so it didn't exist previously with another spelling). I contend that it's no more anachronistic than most "shoppes" that have faux-archaic signs (and furthermore that it's my quiz and I can do as I like).
From the mind of
Carolyn - Sun, Jul 02, 2006
There! I've learned something from Ye Olde Language Quize. Thanks.
Well, you want us to say "ye" and be wrong? Next guess is eower, genitive of ye(or ge). I would imagine the pronunciation to be something like yowwer? "Yowsa!" would be more fun, tho.
Sorry, forgot to announce the mysterious Allan's answer as correct before going to Europe. +100 for obscure knowledge, but -10 for trying to show me up.
From the mind of
Carolyn - Fri, Jun 30, 2006
I don't understand Allan's answer?? Thorn-e? And "quiz comes much later" than what? I must be out of my depth here.
From the mind of
Stuart - Sat, Jul 01, 2006
The answer is "Ye", spelled "Thorn-E" (as opposed to "Y-E"), and pronounced "The".
The "comes much later" is pointing out that use of "quiz" would be anachronistic at the time when thorn was still in use (although for the wrong reasons; quiz appears to have come into existence in the 18th or 19th century, so it didn't exist previously with another spelling). I contend that it's no more anachronistic than most "shoppes" that have faux-archaic signs (and furthermore that it's my quiz and I can do as I like).
From the mind of
Carolyn - Sun, Jul 02, 2006
There! I've learned something from Ye Olde Language Quize. Thanks.
I don't understand Allan's answer?? Thorn-e? And "quiz comes much later" than what? I must be out of my depth here.
The answer is "Ye", spelled "Thorn-E" (as opposed to "Y-E"), and pronounced "The".
The "comes much later" is pointing out that use of "quiz" would be anachronistic at the time when thorn was still in use (although for the wrong reasons; quiz appears to have come into existence in the 18th or 19th century, so it didn't exist previously with another spelling). I contend that it's no more anachronistic than most "shoppes" that have faux-archaic signs (and furthermore that it's my quiz and I can do as I like).
From the mind of
Carolyn - Sun, Jul 02, 2006
There! I've learned something from Ye Olde Language Quize. Thanks.
There! I've learned something from Ye Olde Language Quize. Thanks.