Shoppe is a mediaeval term which is unlikely to have been in actual use when the shop was first opened, unless it is very old. Shops can sell anything, and I would say include a store. Shops …

The "Ye", in particular, is an actually corrupt interpretation of a manuscript Þe (that's a thorn, a letter that is pronounced the same as th in modern English, followed by the letter e), which …

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2011年4月12日 · (Just as one would write “Jayne’s Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe is a very nice shop.”) There are a few exceptions: faire and fayre get used as generic terms within some historical re …

2018年8月5日 · @FumbleFingers Bear in mind that the word "the" was never pronounced "ye". It was simply that at one time the "th" sound was represented by a character that looked like a Y. …

Nice to see we have plenty of people here capable of correcting medieval grammar. I also find it exceptionally irritating when people get these mock versions so wrong. But at least now I can …

2016年12月6日 · The thorn really was often printed as y, so in phrases like "Ye Olde Shoppe", the Ye really does mean The (and is pronounced as the, because that's what it is). In phrases like …

2012年6月9日 · 1) I am going to go watch a game. 2) I am going to a game. 3) I am going to golf. 4) I am going to go golfing. What are the differences and similarities between and among …

For a time y was used in its place (especially in Scotland), because it had a similar shape, hence ye for the in historical tourist trap Ye Olde _____ Shoppe (it never was pronounced "ye," only …

2012年10月2日 · The current usage difference is that fairy is the mythical creature, and faerie is the world of fairies. However, Brian Froud, who is considered to be the main authority of …