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Sorcerer Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 706 Location: USA

Ok gurus, I got a really hard one for you.
I want a script that will look at what I type and convert it to Old English(King James Version style).

Darmir
"A gentle answer turns way wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger"
Proverbs 15:1

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2001 7:31 am

Well, you could do a word-for-word translation of the things you type. I wrote that a while back, you should take a look a that.

http://www.zuggsoft.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4417&FORUM_ID=7&CAT_ID=1&Topic_Title=talking+in+character%2E&Forum_Title=zMUD+General+Discussion

Otherwise the stutter triggers in the finished script are a good place to start too.

Acaila

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

The following three words in KJV-era English: "thou, thee, and you", all convert to "you" in modern English. This means any conversion from modern to KJV would have to rely on context to determine which to use.

In other words, you'd need a HUGE script if it can be done at all.

LightBulb

Sorcerer Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 706 Location: USA

I was thinking the same thing Lightbulb. I was just wondering if anybody had some ideas. I was also looking for a good site that would explain the difference between modern and old english.

Darmir
"A gentle answer turns way wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger"
Proverbs 15:1