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ostentenacity · 2 years

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“hither” and “thither” are not just fancy ways of saying “here” and “there”, respectively; they are only used when referring to physical space. you can come hither or go thither! but to name one example, the set phrase “there is” is talking about existence, not space; it doesn’t make sense to say “thither is” a thing or concept unless you’re specifying that it’s far away or something.

also, -st and -(e)th are VERB endings. You use -st when talking to someone, and -th when talking about someone/thing. but only on verbs! “thoust”? for comedic effect, sure, but it reads as a contraction, “thou’st”, of “thou hadst” (“you had”). also, for any given action, you only need to use 1 -st or -th. “thou art speaking”, yes; “thoust art speaketh,” not so much.

this has been a PSA from your friendly neighborhood urianger enjoyer

#like obviously write whatever and however you want #you don’t have to take my or anyone’s advice #but if you want something in line with the canon dialogue #then here are some examples of things to watch out for #i don’t mind thee/thou mixups so much #or thy/thine #or even using the wrong one of -st/-th #English is already hard and urianger is playing on the next difficulty up #but weird uses of thither are—for me personally—more jarring #as is using -st or -th in the wrong place rather than just using the wrong one #anyway #ffxiv #grumbling #if you want some good examples read the goblin emperor by Katherine Addison

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