Podcasts History The History of English Podcast Episode 55: To Be or Not To Be

Episode 55: To Be or Not To Be

Published: Dec. 30, 2014, 10:28 p.m.

b'\\u2018To be or not to be?\\u2019 That may be the question. But where did the various forms of our modern verb \\u2018to be\\u2019 come from? \\xa0And what about other Shakespearean phrases like \\u2018he hath,\\u2019 and \\u2018thou shalt,\\u2019 and \\u2018fear not?\\u2019 \\u2026 Continue reading \\u2192'