Post AZSZ1oGgkxlIn9GetU by steaphan@indieauthors.social
 (DIR) More posts by steaphan@indieauthors.social
 (DIR) Post #AZSZ1oGgkxlIn9GetU by steaphan@indieauthors.social
       2023-09-05T12:53:42Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @grammargirl Mignon, thank you for your podcast "Say hwat?! 'Anxious' versus 'eager.' Pink stein.".I learned some great tips from your discussion on discourse markers. I will use some in my story where the space pirates use Old English phrases. Two questions: 1) I presume the rule stands that discourse markers should be used sparingly and probably only in dialogue.2) Is "Ya Knowin" the Old English "ge witon"?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/say-hwat-anxious-versus-eager-pink-stein/id173429229?i=1000626057608#Grammar #Writing  #Author  #WritingCommunity
       
 (DIR) Post #AZSZ1pwCY6YvyBhKEq by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-09-05T14:30:36Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @steaphan I love that the podcast will help you write about space pirates! To answer your questions:1) I'd definitely use discourse markers only in dialogue (or maybe if your narrator has a fun personality). How sparingly depends on the character. Ii could imagine some using discourse markers more than others.2) Valerie wrote it as "ye knowen" for Middle English, but I'm not sure about the Old English correlate.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZSZ9qFVH8iVFgXkBc by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-09-05T14:32:01Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @steaphan Scanning through the Oxford English Dictionary entries for "with" and "wit," I don't think "ye knowen" is a newer version of  "ge witon," but this is very much not my area of expertise.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZSZwPbF96Bqn2s7bU by steaphan@indieauthors.social
       2023-09-05T14:40:50Z
       
       0 likes, 0 repeats
       
       @grammargirl Okay, that makes sense. As long as it is legit--I will work for my pirates. :fox_laugh:  Thank you for confirming both of my questions.