Quote#Speech
Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misuse the…
Quote byBret Harte · 1836–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Adventures of John Longbowe, Yeoman..
English (original)
Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misuse the English speech, and, being foolishly led by the hasty custom of scriveners and printers to write the letters "T" and "H" joined together, which resembleth a "Y," do incontinently jump to the conclusion the THE is pronounced "Ye,"--the like of which I never heard in all England.
— Bret Harte
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