Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 17:18, 20 March 2017

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	<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Lesson 2</font>		<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Lesson 2</font>
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	<p>Having mastered Thou and Thee, we will now continue with Thy and Thine. The use of thy and thine can sometimes be confused and thy has also been known to be used instead of thou and thee. We shall now analyse them to see what the correct usage is.</p>		<p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Having mastered Thou and Thee, we will now continue with Thy and Thine. The use of thy and thine can sometimes be confused and thy has also been known to be used instead of thou and thee. We shall now analyse them to see what the correct usage is.</font></p><p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">''Thy'' is the second person singular possessive adjective, corresponds to first person ''my'' and is the archaic form of ''your''. ''Thine'' is the second singular possessive pronoun, corresponds to first person ''mine'' and is the archaic form of ''yours''. As such, ''thy'' can only be used in front of a noun to express possession of it. ''Thine'', on the other hand, stands alone just like ''mine'' (or ''yours''). ''Thy'' and ''thine'' are generally used as ''my'' and ''mine'' or ''your'' and ''yours'' would be in a sentence.</font></p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">For example:<br />
	<p>''Thy'' is the second person singular possessive adjective, corresponds to first person ''my'' and is the archaic form of ''your''. ''Thine'' is the second singular possessive pronoun, corresponds to first person ''mine'' and is the archaic form of ''yours''. As such, ''thy'' can only be used in front of a noun to express possession of it. ''Thine'', on the other hand, stands alone just like ''mine'' (or ''yours''). ''Thy'' and ''thine'' are generally used as ''my'' and ''mine'' or ''your'' and ''yours'' would be in a sentence.</p>
	For example:<br />
	"So, thy name is Legoboy?"<br />		"So, thy name is Legoboy?"<br />
	"Yay".<br />		"Yay".<br />
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	"'tis thine".<br />		"'tis thine".<br />
	"Then, I'll just have to eat it".<br />		"Then, I'll just have to eat it".<br />
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	<p>''Thy'' and ''thine'' are only used to express possession. Thy '''never''' takes the place of an a object or a subject in a sentence. So, the following sentence is badly written:</p>		<br /></font>
	"Thy art supposed to wear shining armor and wield a glittering sword".<br />		<p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">''Thy'' and ''thine'' are only used to express possession. Thy '''never''' takes the place of an a object or a subject in a sentence. So, the following sentence is badly written:</font></p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">"Thy art supposed to wear shining armor and wield a glittering sword".<br />
	'''HOWEVER''', the aforementioned rules do not cover all cases. There is an exception.<br />		'''HOWEVER''', the aforementioned rules do not cover all cases. There is an exception.<br /></font>
	<p>'''ATTENTION''': When a noun starts with a vowel or a silent ''h'', it takes ''thine'' instead of ''thy''. Hence, one will say:</p>		<p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">'''ATTENTION''': When a noun starts with a vowel or a silent ''h'', it takes ''thine'' instead of ''thy''. Hence, one will say:</font></p><font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">"Thine apple looketh very tasty. Can I have a bite?".<br />
	"Thine apple looketh very tasty. Can I have a bite?".<br />
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	Exercises:<br />		Exercises:<br />
	Are the following sentences written well or badly?		Are the following sentences written well or badly? </font>

	<ol type="I">		<ol type="I">
	<li>We do not talk like thy so called âweirdoes'.</li>		<li>
	<li>Thine cat looketh very fine today.</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">We do not talk like thy so called âweirdoes'.</font></li>
	<li>Can I have a bite of thy apple?</li>		<li>
	<li>Give me that apple of thy!</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Thine cat looketh very fine today.</font></li>
	<li>Look at yourself! Thou dost not need thine apple</li>		<li>
	<li>What mine is thine. Except for apples.</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Can I have a bite of thy apple?</font></li>
	<li>The apple wars have begun. And 'tis thy fault!</li>		<li>
			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Give me that apple of thy!</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Look at yourself! Thou dost not need thine apple</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">What mine is thine. Except for apples.</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">The apple wars have begun. And 'tis thy fault!</font></li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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	!~~Exercises~~		!<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Answers</font>
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	\|<ol type="I">		\|<ol type="I">
	<li>Well.</li>		<li>
	<li>Badly.</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Well.</font></li>
	<li>Badly.</li>		<li>
	<li>I hope no one said 'Well' to that.</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Badly.</font></li>
	<li>Let's see who fell into my trap? This is ill-written, because it should have said "thyself".</li>		<li>
	<li>Well.</li>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Badly.</font></li>
	<li>Well.</li>		<li>
	</ol>		<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">I hope no one said 'Well' to that.</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Let's see who fell into my trap? This is ill-written, because it should have said "thyself".</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Well.</font></li>
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			<font face="Old English Text MT" size="3">Well.</font></li></ol>
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Lesson 2
 

Having mastered Thou and Thee, we will now continue with Thy and Thine. The use of thy and thine can sometimes be confused and thy has also been known to be used instead of thou and thee. We shall now analyse them to see what the correct usage is.
''Thy'' is the second person singular possessive adjective, corresponds to first person ''my'' and is the archaic form of ''your''. ''Thine'' is the second singular possessive pronoun, corresponds to first person ''mine'' and is the archaic form of ''yours''. As such, ''thy'' can only be used in front of a noun to express possession of it. ''Thine'', on the other hand, stands alone just like ''mine'' (or ''yours''). ''Thy'' and ''thine'' are generally used as ''my'' and ''mine'' or ''your'' and ''yours'' would be in a sentence.
For example: 
"So, thy name is Legoboy?" 
"Yay". 
"Then, wouldst thou say that the name Legoboy is thine?" 
"Yay". 
"So, the name Martin isn't thine?". 
"Nay". 
"What's thy name again?" 
"Legoboy, sir". 
"And whose banana is this?" 
"'tis thy banana". 
"'tis mine?" 
"'tis thine". 
"Then, I'll just have to eat it". 
 
''Thy'' and ''thine'' are only used to express possession. Thy '''never''' takes the place of an a object or a subject in a sentence. So, the following sentence is badly written:
"Thy art supposed to wear shining armor and wield a glittering sword". 
'''HOWEVER''', the aforementioned rules do not cover all cases. There is an exception. 
'''ATTENTION''': When a noun starts with a vowel or a silent ''h'', it takes ''thine'' instead of ''thy''. Hence, one will say:
"Thine apple looketh very tasty. Can I have a bite?". 
 
Exercises: 
Are the following sentences written well or badly?
<ol type="I">
<li>We do not talk like thy so called âweirdoes'.</li>
<li>Thine cat looketh very fine today.</li>
<li>Can I have a bite of thy apple?</li>
<li>Give me that apple of thy!</li>
<li>Look at yourself! Thou dost not need thine apple</li>
<li>What mine is thine. Except for apples.</li>
<li>The apple wars have begun. And 'tis thy fault!</li>
</ol>
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Exercises
|-
|<ol type="I">
<li>Well.</li>
<li>Badly.</li>
<li>Badly.</li>
<li>I hope no one said 'Well' to that.</li>
<li>Let's see who fell into my trap? This is ill-written, because it should have said "thyself".</li>
<li>Well.</li>
<li>Well.</li>
</ol>
|}

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Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter at 17:18, 20 March 2017

Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter: Created page with "Lesson 2 Having mastered Thou and Thee, we will now continue with Thy and Thi..."

Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter: Created page with "Lesson 2

Having mastered Thou and Thee, we will now continue with Thy and Thi..."