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King Pear (europe.pub)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world
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[–] 18 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I always thought it’s about shaking spears!

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    • [–] 17 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Fun fact: there are few recorded instances of Shakespeare writing his own name and each time the spelling is different and never the way we spell it today. English before standardization is wyld

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I'm glad you got that. It was 100% intended. 👀

    Love ol' Bill. The one with Claire Danes really made me think about books and stuff.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    If I remember correctly he also lived before the Great Vowel Shift wrapped up. So his poetry used to rhyme, and who knows how many different ways his name has been pronounced over history, or if we're even right about how we say it now. Standardization is nice but we kinda locked in grammatical atrocities and are stuck with a mess now. Not sure if that's a hot take. 🤷‍♂️

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    • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I always assumed he was shaking a spear, this has got to be some kind of historical revisionist bs.

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    • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Shakespeare coat of arms

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    The pronunciation is very fancy. Fitting!

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