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darmir
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2001 12:15 am   

Script Wanted to help convert language
 
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).


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Acaila
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PostPosted: 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.

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LightBulb
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2001 5:20 pm   
 
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.

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darmir
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2001 6:38 pm   
 
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.


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