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[stormdog]

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*

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[cmcmck]

'Which doth sleep' or 'which sleepest' it's the additional 'doth' which feels wrong.

I don't know if what you are reading is even authentic as I don't know where you got it from.

However, don't forget that 17th century and earlier grammar often lacks hard and fast rules as does the spelling.

[stormdog]

Definitely not authentic! I got it from some silly meme about Thor lying on a couch with a cat on his lap. *grins*

And thanks; that phrasing did feel redundant to me.