Translate This Sign and You Could Win a Ten-Dollar Word!

Have you ever tried to read Shakespeare?

It’s not easy.

Even for a native speaker.

That’s because he wrote over 400 years ago and English has changed. 

Here’s a famous line from Romeo and Juliet:

‘Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?‘

In 2022, we would say:

Hey Romeo, where are you? 

And here in the U.S., some business still make signs using the old spelling. 

Here’s another one I saw in town last week: 

I know you are a student of modern English…

And I know Shakespeare is maybe a bit too challenging…

But what about his sign?

Is your English good enough yet to understand it?

Even with the olde — I mean — old spelling?

If yes, and you think you can provide an accurate translation, go over to the Vig blog now and share your translation of the above-sign in the comments section.

Tomorrow, I’ll pick a winner.

And the winner I choose will receive a ten-dollar word — for FREE!