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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 94 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Medieval

Potatoes

My suspension of disbelief is ruined completely.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

So doth hates potatoes

would be the modern equivalent of "so does hates" which doesn't make sense

"So, doth thou hate potatoes?" or "So, thou hates potatoes?"

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well its middle engliwh not old english. You can tell because youbunderstand it even a little.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is early modern English.

Maybe, i lump all that 'cant be sure a normal american will understand but still doesnt take much work' era of english in together.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Potatoes are a New World crop. They didn't exist in medieval Europe.

And i was saying thats (corrected elsewyere to 'early modern') english, so, possibly intended by the writer, possibly not, that language indicates a time they could have had potatoes.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

Thou art no fun at watching movies.