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Spake?

posted 8 years ago by Achid
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Am I stupid or was there a typo in the subtitles with the priest before the assassins were brought out to burn at the stake? The first line was "the Lord spake," followed by "and He said..."

Did anyone else catch this?

[–] WinterEcho 8 years ago

I caught it. I thought a typo at first also, then I figured maybe it was a word used in the past

[–] phishhead 8 years ago

Old English. "spoke"

[–] Achid 8 years ago

Works for me.

[–] JoaquinRasta 8 years ago

Not a typo. Just a form of "spoke" that fell out of use.

[–] rcslingshot 8 years ago

Lol

[–] Saucy_Jacky 8 years ago

"Spake" is just a Biblical / archaic past-tense form of "speak." In modernity, we use "spoke" or "have spoken." It would make sense in the context of the film to use 'spake' instead.

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