Quote(CNN) -- Hast thou been patterning thy parlance to evoke the vernacular of William Shakespeare?
Well, get thee to an Internet machine hastily, sirrah or mistress, for thou hast but two days from Tuesday to unleash thy inner bard.
Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago, Illinois, has declared Thursday as "Talk Like Shakespeare Day" to celebrate the 445th birthday of the man many consider the greatest playwright in the English language.
While the bard's actual birth date is not known for sure, many scholars think it was April 23, 1564.
In a proclamation issued last week, Daley encouraged city residents to "screw their courage to the sticking place and celebrate Shakespeare by vocal acclamation of his words."
more... (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/talk.like.shakespeare/index.html)
But must our speech, in truth, be writ by hand,
In iambic pentameter, as well?
Heye checke ite oute guyse I'me writinge ae playe! Yeahe, it'se reallye longe ande romantice ande deepe, Ie juste neede toe ende ite ine ae coole waye. Howe aboute everyone diese suddenlye? That'de bee Sweete ande note anticlimactice ate alle! Verilye!
Quote from: BWPS on April 22, 2009, 11:58:58 AM
Heye checke ite oute guyse I'me writinge ae playe! Yeahe, it'se reallye longe ande romantice ande deepe, Ie juste neede toe ende ite ine ae coole waye. Howe aboute everyone diese suddenlye? That'de bee Sweete ande note anticlimactice ate alle! Verilye!
Soft, sirrah. ( ;))
A troubling request, thalaw makes on us. Hath he not consider'd, with the dialect of our era being as thus, that such a day would be difficult? Allow us thee not, dear Thalaw, another talk like a pirate day?
Yarr'th!
Me thinks ye shuld be happ'er tis not talk like Beowulf day.
Forsoothe!
Arrrrgh!
AHOY!
Oh wait... (ahem)... FORSOOTH! Tis the wrong Day.
Quote from: GogglesPizanno on April 22, 2009, 07:11:21 PM
Oh wait... (ahem)... FORSOOTH! Tis the wrong Day.
Talking like Shakespeare out of turn is it then? You're barred mate!
Away varlets! Thy words offend me!