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Olde and shoppe are fake antiques. Likewise "Ye" for "the."

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"Olde" is an archaic spelling of "old" that was commonly used in Middle English. "Shoppe" is an archaic spelling of "shop" that was influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German. Both words were commonly used in medieval England and have since evolved in modern English.

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