why does this rule persist? And where does it come from? Hmmm. To be honest, I'd have to say "I don't know" and "I don't know". Still, it is tempting to speculate. Ultimately, I suppose, it comes from a time in the history of English in

Some of the Scandinavian languages have had an effect on the development of English. If you google 'the Danelaw' you will see that Norwegian and Danish Vikings were in control of a large area of north and east England back in the 11th Century.

>> It's annoying when you read texts that use words such thy, thine, thee, thou,.. I have never been able to get used to it. << That's actually not Old English. That's Early Modern English. In Old English they were totatlly

It's annoying when you read texts that use words such thy, thine, thee, thou,.. I have never been able to get used to it.

The Baltic languages are not closely related to Old English.

Hi Cppo Welcome to English Forums. You'll find information about Old English by clicking here. A link to Middle English is on the right-hand side of the page. Cheers CB

I'm trying to research older languages, which have influenced modern English. So, if any of you know about Scandinavian , Baltic , or any other languages which helped create the English today, please, share your info about the subject. thx in

"Proper English" by Robert Wardhaugh is a good overview of the history of English prescriptive grammar.

<It is a pity that many people won't bother to read anything about the history of English and simply assume that 'British English is the purest variety of the language because English originated in Britain'. > It's a bit like people who

Hi nona the brit, It is a common misbelief that Britons speak a variety of English which is close to earlier varietes of English which emerged in the British Isles. This is not the case. American English is, in many ways, much closer to Early