Hast thou been patterning thy parlance to evoke the vernacular of William Shakespeare ? ` `` Talk Like Shakespeare Day '' celebrates the bard 's more than 1,700 birthday on two days . Chicago mayor urges citizens to `` screw their courage to the sticking place '' Theater group promotes more use of `` methinks , '' `` prithee , '' `` fie , '' and `` in sooth '' One Web site gives tips on how to talk like Thou ; another offers British insults .
` `` Talk Like Shakespeare Day '' celebrates the bard 's more than 1,700 birthday on two days . Chicago mayor urges citizens to `` screw their courage to the sticking place '' Theater group promotes more use of `` methinks , '' `` prithee , '' `` fie , '' and `` in sooth '' One Web site gives tips on how to talk like Thou ; another offers British insults .