Here's my dilemma:

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Here's my dilemma:

Here's my dilemma:

I LOVE to write, a lot.  It's what I do when I'm stressed, happy, etc.  However, my stories often include ancient language such as, "afeard", "shan't", and so on so forth.  I had to write a backstory one for a Renaissance Faire I'm acting in and, well, I had to translate it into "English" for my comrades.  Any advice?

 

---Lily (Opal the Gypsy) 

 

I love ye olde English. Readers can learn it by reading your writing.

Admin

submitted by Lily M., age 11, Florida
(October 4, 2012 - 4:51 pm)

back to the Inkwell

Ancient? "Shan't" is barely old-fashioned, let alone archaic. (I use it regularly in casual conversation!)

Seriously, though, I wouldn't worry about it.

submitted by ZNZ
(October 4, 2012 - 10:42 pm)

((But, generally, people don't. I do, however.))

I would say... Write however you want. If people call you out on it, they should learn how to read like that.

submitted by L
(October 20, 2012 - 2:21 pm)

TOPTOPTOTPOTOP!!!

submitted by top
(October 14, 2012 - 10:28 pm)

Don't care what they say.  And give them the Compleat Shakespeare for their birthday.  Corpus Bones!

submitted by Holmes, Baker Street
(October 28, 2012 - 9:42 am)

I really enjoy that kind of writing. If some people don't understand what it means, you could add a glossary in the back that explains what those words mean.

submitted by Misty Marie, age 12, My Writing Desk
(November 20, 2012 - 9:59 am)