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Also, I am a complete dork because when I read stuff written in old-style English with 'thees' and 'thous', and I see grammar that I think is wrong, it mildly bugs me.
Now I don't know if I even know the grammar correctly myself. I certainly couldn't explain the rules of it. But some phrases just look wrong. Like "I am trapped by a kitten which doth sleepest on my lap."
I feel like it ought to be "which doth sleep." Saying doth sleepest is redundant. And in that context, 'sleepest' would be 'sleepeth,' because it is currently sleeping. Is that right? These are just concepts I absorbed growing up the son of gamers and fantasy fans. They may be totally unrelated to actual historical grammar. *shrugs*
Now I don't know if I even know the grammar correctly myself. I certainly couldn't explain the rules of it. But some phrases just look wrong. Like "I am trapped by a kitten which doth sleepest on my lap."
I feel like it ought to be "which doth sleep." Saying doth sleepest is redundant. And in that context, 'sleepest' would be 'sleepeth,' because it is currently sleeping. Is that right? These are just concepts I absorbed growing up the son of gamers and fantasy fans. They may be totally unrelated to actual historical grammar. *shrugs*