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[Jables]

First lectures today. Old English literature is some scary shit.

How old is old?

Old English is a language.

Yes, but I'd have thought it evolved over time. I obviously know nothing about it, but I just thought that would make sense.

Old English bares resemblance to Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Germanic languages, and is almost completely unintelligible to those who haven't studied it. Old English also uses a handful of letters not found in the modern English alphabet, and carries with it a three-gender system, similar to eastern-Eurpoean languages. After 1066, Middle English came about which had a much more significant Norman influence, and which is much easier to understand for speakers of Modern English, although almost all words are spelled and pronounced differently.

Old English (From Beowulf):

HWÆT, WE GAR-DEna in geardagum,
þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!
oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas, syððanærest wearð
feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þah,
oð þæt him æghwylc ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan; þæt wæs god cyning!
Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned
geong in geardum, þone God sende
folce to frofre; fyrenðearfe ongeat,
þe hie ær drugon aldorlease
lange hwile; him þæs Liffrea,
wuldres Wealdend woroldare forgeaf,
Beowulf wæs breme --- blæd wide sprang---
Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in.
Swa sceal geong guma gode gewyrcean,
fromum feohgiftumon fæder bearme,

Middle English (From The Canterbury Tales):

Whan that Aprill with his shouressoote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertuengendred is the flour,
Whan Zephiruseek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne,
And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open ye
(so priketh hem Nature in hir corages),
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,
To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,
The hooly blisful martir for to seke,
That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.

Well that's enough education for me today, good thing I bunked off double English or my head would've popped.

[Druska]

First lectures today. Old English literature is some scary shit.

How old is old?

Old English is a language.

Yes, but I'd have thought it evolved over time. I obviously know nothing about it, but I just thought that would make sense.

Old English bares resemblance to Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and Germanic languages, and is almost completely unintelligible to those who haven't studied it. Old English also uses a handful of letters not found in the modern English alphabet, and carries with it a three-gender system, similar to eastern-Eurpoean languages. After 1066, Middle English came about which had a much more significant Norman influence, and which is much easier to understand for speakers of Modern English, although almost all words are spelled and pronounced differently.

Old English (From Beowulf):

HWÆT, WE GAR-DEna in geardagum,
þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!
oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas, syððanærest wearð
feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þah,
oð þæt him æghwylc ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan; þæt wæs god cyning!
Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned
geong in geardum, þone God sende
folce to frofre; fyrenðearfe ongeat,
þe hie ær drugon aldorlease
lange hwile; him þæs Liffrea,
wuldres Wealdend woroldare forgeaf,
Beowulf wæs breme --- blæd wide sprang---
Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in.
Swa sceal geong guma gode gewyrcean,
fromum feohgiftumon fæder bearme,

Middle English (From The Canterbury Tales):

Whan that Aprill with his shouressoote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertuengendred is the flour,
Whan Zephiruseek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne,
And smale foweles maken melodye,
That slepen al the nyght with open ye
(so priketh hem Nature in hir corages),
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,
To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende,
The hooly blisful martir for to seke,
That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.

I can handle middle english, thankfully I'm not supposed to know the old one, I guess you being an english native speaker wouldn't have as much trouble as myself.

[Gutter Dreams]

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE MY ONLY FRIEND.
hbu

[Ardi41]

Just in h and m with Jenn and I'm realizing house music will reach it's peak when it is turned off.

wise words ...

[Resident Skumfuk]

A lot of people are familiar with George Orwell and his 1984 type vision of the future, but compare it to Aldous Huxley and his views. It's quite terrifyingly true, check it out:

I'll put it as a spoiler, as its a really long image.

Spoiler: show

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[Jables]

A lot of people are familiar with George Orwell and his 1984 type vision of the future, but compare it to Aldous Huxley and his views. It's quite terrifyingly true, check it out:

I'll put it as a spoiler, as its a really long image.

Spoiler: show

you may need to maximize the size to read
Click to view the fullsize image.http://www.prosebeforehos.com/wordpress ... -Death.jpg[/imgwidth]

Well there's a discussion point for my next English lesson...

[Jeremy Kill]

A lot of people are familiar with George Orwell and his 1984 type vision of the future, but compare it to Aldous Huxley and his views. It's quite terrifyingly true, check it out:

I'll put it as a spoiler, as its a really long image.

Spoiler: show

you may need to maximize the size to read
Click to view the fullsize image.http://www.prosebeforehos.com/wordpress ... -Death.jpg[/imgwidth]

Very interesting... I'm going to share this on Twitter and Facebook!

Just kidding. I haven't read 1984 though. It was one of the options I had in my High School English class, but I think I chose The Grapes of Wrath instead. I got the general idea of it, however.

[Gutter Dreams]

ended up getting the iPhone 5 from my dad, he ordered it but took my 4S and we fixed the sim cards so we have the right numbers but restoring the new one with all my old stuff is being a pain because at the store the guy already synced my contacts and then when I restored it I lost all the recent ones I put on, now they're back but idk ersdthuigvjkrfd I don't like this

[Jake]

ended up getting the iPhone 5 from my dad, he ordered it but took my 4S and we fixed the sim cards so we have the right numbers but restoring the new one with all my old stuff is being a pain because at the store the guy already synced my contacts and then when I restored it I lost all the recent ones I put on, now they're back but idk ersdthuigvjkrfd I don't like this

iCloud. Easy stuff.

[Mitchell]

Had to drive my little brother to the hospital at 1 am.
So glad it didn't take them that long make a diagnosis, just got home at 2.30 am.

[Druska]

Finally I found the perfect radio station for me, took me 20 years.but hey better late than never

[Jables]

I love my girlfriend... And her boobs

[Jeremy Kill]

I love my girlfriend... And her boobs

Awe yeah, livin' the dream.

[Jake]

I love my girlfriend... And her boobs

I Second this.

[Gutter Dreams]

ended up getting the iPhone 5 from my dad, he ordered it but took my 4S and we fixed the sim cards so we have the right numbers but restoring the new one with all my old stuff is being a pain because at the store the guy already synced my contacts and then when I restored it I lost all the recent ones I put on, now they're back but idk ersdthuigvjkrfd I don't like this

iCloud. Easy stuff.

but don't you need a Mac for iCloud?

[Jake]

ended up getting the iPhone 5 from my dad, he ordered it but took my 4S and we fixed the sim cards so we have the right numbers but restoring the new one with all my old stuff is being a pain because at the store the guy already synced my contacts and then when I restored it I lost all the recent ones I put on, now they're back but idk ersdthuigvjkrfd I don't like this

iCloud. Easy stuff.

but don't you need a Mac for iCloud?

No.

[gejmik]

New RED DWARF! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?'! fuck everything, this is awesoooooooome! everyone watch!

[FuckT41182]

A lot of people are familiar with George Orwell and his 1984 type vision of the future, but compare it to Aldous Huxley and his views. It's quite terrifyingly true, check it out:

I'll put it as a spoiler, as its a really long image.

Spoiler: show

you may need to maximize the size to read
Click to view the fullsize image.http://www.prosebeforehos.com/wordpress ... -Death.jpg[/imgwidth]

At some points, they both got it right ... For example, the truth is concealed in irrelevance, but in other cases it is also kept from us...

[Jake]

New RED DWARF! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?'! fuck everything, this is awesoooooooome! everyone watch!

Hmmm. I don't think it's as good.

Watchable. But not as good.

[gejmik]

I typed it before I watched it, but still, it is better than I expected :)

I'm choosing a new phone. Can't decide which one to buy. Could someone help me? Samsung Galaxy S vs. HTC Desire S vs. HTC Desire HD. thanks.

I've heard Galaxy S has some issues with GPS which is kinda important to me.