How Do You Pronounce "Ye"?

Well!  It almost sounds like Dick Eastman was at my genealogy workshop the other day! We talked about "ye" along with a couple of hundred other genealogical

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="75"] English: "Ye Olde Wine Shoppe" - Aldeburgh. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]

subjects.  Of course, I'll admit that Dick has a better explanation....slightly!  But the end is the same.  I start out the "Ye Olde Spirit Shoppe" on the board and ask for someone to read it.  That's my lead in to the historical background and pronunciation of the "thorn".  Read more here:

How Do You Pronounce "Ye"?.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="75"] Ahnentafel von Herzog Ludwig (1568-1593) Holzschnitt Württembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]

 

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