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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 10:43, 17 March 2017

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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 10:42, 17 March 2017

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	The lesson is now complete. Tune in for the next lesson on Thy and Thine.		The lesson is now complete. Tune in for the next lesson on Thy and Thine.
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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 10:40, 17 March 2017

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	<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">One of the most often-occuring confusions when it comes to Olde Speech is that between thee and thou. That of course is understandable, because modern English does not regularly have distinct cases of a word.		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">One of the most often-occuring confusions when it comes to Olde Speech is that between thee and thou. That of course is understandable, because modern English does not regularly have distinct cases of a word.

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	Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.		Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.

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	''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.		''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.

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	''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.		''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.

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	Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.		Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.

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	e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.		e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.

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	An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:		An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:

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	"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".		"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".

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	â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.		â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.

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	Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.		Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.

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	Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:		Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:

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	1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â		1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â

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			2. âTalmid, ____ art an Artisan!" No one will know this one!<br />
			3.âWe were invited here by thy King, the King Matthias, to investigate the strange disappearance of his daughter, and to aid his forces in driving back the Paradox Rogues that are threatening to take over and defeat ____â.<br />
			4. "I thank ____, kind sir".<br />
			5. Could ____ give us directions to the palace?".<br />
			6.âWe hath accepted thy summons and are ready to serve ____ in thy struggles.â<br /><br />
			No cheating by searching in Perpetual Doom. Not all of them are correct anyway.<br /><br />
			Here are the answers:<br />
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
			! No peeking!
			\|-
			\| <ol><li>Thou</li><li>Thou</li><li>Thee</li><li>Thee</li><li>Thou</li><li>Thee</li>
			\|}

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	~~Actually, I'll continue this later guys~~. ~~Sorry. For now have this incomplete version~~.		The lesson is now complete. Tune in for the next lesson on Thy and Thine.
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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 17:51, 10 March 2017

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	Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.</p>		Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.
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	''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.		''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.
			<br />
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	''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.		''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.
			<br />
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	Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.		Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.
			<br />
	<br />		<br />
	e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.		e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.
			<br />
	<br />		<br />
	An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:		An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:
			<br />
	<br />		<br />
	"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".		"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".
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	<br />		<br />
	â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.		â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.
			<br />
	<br />		<br />
	Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.		Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.
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	Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:		Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:
			<br />
	<br />		<br />
	1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â		1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â
			<br />
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	Actually, I'll continue this later guys. Sorry. For now have this incomplete version.		Actually, I'll continue this later guys. Sorry. For now have this incomplete version.
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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 17:46, 10 March 2017

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	The Lessons shall begin now:		The Lessons shall begin now:

	Lesson 1~~<p>~~		Lesson 1
	<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">One of the most often-occuring confusions when it comes to Olde Speech is that between thee and thou. That of course is understandable, because modern English does not regularly have distinct cases of a word.</~~font~~></p>
	<p>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">One of the most often-occuring confusions when it comes to Olde Speech is that between thee and thou. That of course is understandable, because modern English does not regularly have distinct cases of a word.
	~~<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">~~Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.~~</font>~~</p>		<br />
	~~<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3"~~>		<br />
			Cases are the different forms a word takes depending how it is used in a sentence. The nominative case answers the question of who or what and is used for subjects in a sentence. Accusative is the case that answers to the question of whom or what and is used for objects in a sentence. There are other cases (not all of them are always included in a language's grammar; Ancient Greek has five and Latin has six, for example), too, but these are the ones we're going to be mentioning here.</p>
	<br />		<br />
	''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.		''Thou'' is the nominative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''I''.

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	''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.		''Thee'' is the accusative case of the second person singular personal pronoun and the second person's equivalent of first person's ''me''.

	<br />		<br />
	Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.		Thus, ''thou'' is used as the subject of a sentence, while ''thee'' is used as the object.

	<br />		<br />
	e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.		e.g. '''Thou''' lookest most handsome today. For that, I wish to give '''thee''' a prize.

	<br />		<br />
	An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:		An improper use of ''thee'' and ''thou'' follows:

	<br />		<br />
	"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".		"At the moment I am sending this, Sir Seton and I are on our way to find and '''rescue thou''' with the army of the King".

	<br />		<br />
	â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.		â'''Could thee''' give us directions to the palace?â.

	<br />		<br />
	~~</font>~~		Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.
	~~<p>~~
	~~<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">~~Seen under the light of the previous clarifications, it is easy to understand why thee and thou are in wrong usage in the above sentences. Thou addresses the person who acts, while thee addresses the person who is the recipient of the action, to whom something happens. Another way to think about it is to think how you would write it in first person and then switch ''I'' to ''thou'' and ''me'' to ''thee''.~~</font></p>~~
	~~<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">~~
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	Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:		Now, let's see if you can make it through a course of obstacles. Well, actually it's some sentences where you must fill out the missing words:

	<br />		<br />
	1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â		1. âWhy, so that _____ can murder me in my sleep?â
	~~</font>~~


	~~<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">~~

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	Actually, I'll continue this later guys. Sorry. For now have this incomplete version.		Actually, I'll continue this later guys. Sorry. For now have this incomplete version.
	</font>		</font>

Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 17:44, 10 March 2017

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+Lesson 1<p>
-'''Thee and Thou'''
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