Dont you feel stupid when you try to read an old book?

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thread starter ixaxtav Aug 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Specially when its on old english? I feel uber dumb when I read books like that. Because at the end of each sentence I have to look for like 10 of find words, and other people make it seem that easy to understand it.

darkstarx7 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I loved reading Romeo & Juliet in English class, I thought it was hilarious.

DeMoNiAk Aug 24 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I find it great 'cause I'm learning several new words.

alchemy10 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm used to random words I don't know popping up in my head, so I'm also used to finding them in the dictionary. I read a lot of complicated books like that. Every time I have a little doubt over what a word means, I hop on the laptop and use dictionary.

ExpiredCondom 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

No, cause I understand it.

xdog 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

No, I can read.

ixaxtav 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

DeMoNiAk : I find it great 'cause I'm learning several new words. Its tiring looking for words every now and then.

TUFFGHOST 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's probably Middle-English, Old English looks something like this http://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C4%93o%C6%BFulf

BirthControl 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

No, I can read English.

ixaxtav 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

BirthControl : No, I can read English. There are different slangs, figures of speech, and commentaries that have changed during the years, and I doubt you know them all and what they mean.

heinous 08/24/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Um. No, but I do have a think for 19th century literature. *-* I love Dracula.