Dummies guide to shakespearising your SimHQ posts or online banter....


anon—right now, OR “Break right! I'll be there anon!”


art—are, OR skill……“Thou art lethal, dude.”


dost or doth—does or do……“Dost thou even know the turn radius of a G50?”


ere—before……“Scramble! We must depart ere the bombers come.”


fain—gladly……“I fain would shoot your a$$ down.”


fie—an exclamation of dismay or disgust……“You vulched me? Fie upon you!”


hark—listen……. “Hark! Is that our wing breaking off?"


hence—away…..“Indianer! 9 o'clock hence!"


hie—hurry……“Hie thee hence, or die, mofo!”



hither—here….. (Said quietly) “Come hither, young newbie.”



thither—there……“Look to the east—thither doth the Luftwaffe come.”



hath—has……… “He hath claimed many a victory."



ho—hey (roughly equivalent). “GUOD, ho!”



mark—pay attention to…….. “Mark my words, the Bf110 be a dog.”



marry—indeed……“Rejoin the fight? Marry, I want to...”



pray/prithee—a polite way of asking something……“Prithee stop shooting my tail off.”



saucy—cheeky; sassy……“Hence, thou saucy Spitfire!”



sirrah—a term of address used for inferiors……“Sirrah, close up and get ready to attack!”



thee—you……“When will I see thee next on ATAG, turkey?”



thou—you……“Thou art a demon maker of vids.”



thy—your……“Thy name is more hateful than thy face, spawn camper.”



whence—from where…….. “Return to whence you came, troll.”



wherefore—why……“Wherefore dost thou flee fell Stuka? Tarry a while that we may dance!"



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