[Loch-Ruadh] Speaking Forsoothly - Daily Lesson 5
Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin
padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Mon Aug 28 09:17:41 PDT 2006
Daily Lesson 5
Greetings and Farewells
Rather than using the standard "hello" and "goodbye", or the more informal
"hi" and "bye" (or worse, "wassup" and "later"), try some of the
following:
"Greetings!"
"Good morrow!"
"Fair day!"
"Good morn/day/even!" (depending, of course, on time of day)
"How fare ye?"
"How now, milady/milord?"
"Farewell!"
"Fare thee well!"
"God be with ye!" (from which comes our modern "goodbye")
"Safe journey!" (to those who are traveling)
"I bid thee adieu!"
Shakespearian Word/Phrase of the Day:
Belike - probably
"Belike, 'tis naught more than a loose shutter that doth rattle with
the wind."
Padraig
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Nunc est bibendum.
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