How English has changed over the last 1000 years

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p1um5mu991er on May 21st, 2018 at 17:39 UTC »

I'm gonna go gouerneth somebody later today

numberonealcove on May 21st, 2018 at 18:00 UTC »

There's a lot continuity there in the thousands years after the Norman invasion. So the interesting thing here, to me, is how quickly and radically Norman French influenced English.

LittleRedLamps on May 21st, 2018 at 18:28 UTC »

Old English is like speaking German while blackout drunk with a broken jaw.