How harsh it does sound?

Sander   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:16 GMT
To bad my french is so bad.
greg   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:27 GMT
Your French is certainly better than my Old French.
Sander   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:31 GMT
Believe me,its worse then your Old french....
greg   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:33 GMT
I've just read the thread's title but I can't figure out what the topic is.
Sander   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:35 GMT
hmmm I cant find it either.
greg   Friday, May 06, 2005, 21:52 GMT
I don't how harsh it sounds, but this thread is harsh indeed.
Amanda   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 05:41 GMT
In the 13th century a people who spoke a common language considered their language to be formed. If it was formless, then it wouldn't be a language. Clearly, a form of English had been formed back then.

Today, what we call Old English or Middle English or whatever other names have been designated, would have been considered as modern English to its speakers of those times.
Deborah   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 07:50 GMT
Sander, Greg,

The topic *was* whether native speakers ever make the grammatical mistakes listed in the first post, and, if so, how "harsh" do they sound.
Sander   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 10:07 GMT
(thanks deborah)

Amanda,=>Today, what we call Old English or Middle English or whatever other names have been designated, would have been considered as modern English to its speakers of those times.<=

Yes,but know you expect that the people of those times called it english.(which they didn't)
Amanda   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 11:07 GMT
I expect they called it "Englisc", allowing for a minor deviation in pronunciation, where the word "English" is derived. What is considered modern or "Old" is relative to the times.
Sander   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 11:42 GMT
=>"Englisc"<= Hahaha ..original,but Its not so close.
Sander   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 11:45 GMT
You looked that up on google didnt you ;) (LOL)

http://www.mun.ca/Ansaxdat/vocab/wordlist.html

I thought it would be different.But he he he!
greg   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 12:45 GMT
Thanx Deborah. I was too lazy to check at the first page.
Amanda   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 12:56 GMT
It's very close, well, almost the same; just one letter out. I didn't need to google it; I think most enthusiasts of the English language would know. In other languages the word for English has retained the "isc" ending.
Sander   Saturday, May 07, 2005, 13:59 GMT
=>In other languages the word for English has retained the "isc" ending. <=

Really which?