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Old words and phrases in English verb declensions

couldst

modal verb

an old word meaning ‘could’

doth

verb

an old word meaning ‘does’

hath

verb

an old word meaning ‘has’

methinks

verb

an old word meaning ‘I think’. This is sometimes still used in a humorous way.

quoth

verb

an old word meaning ‘said’

saith

an old word meaning ‘says’

writ

verb

an old form of ‘written’

thou art

an old phrase meaning ‘you are’

thou canst

an old phrase meaning ‘you can’

thou dost

an old phrase meaning ‘you do’

thou shalt

an old phrase meaning ‘you shall’

thou shouldst

an old phrase meaning ‘you should’

thou wast

an old phrase meaning ‘you were’

thou wert

an old expression meaning ‘you were’

thou wilt

an old phrase meaning ‘you will’

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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