Chrome@lemmy.world to Neat - For neat stuff you found@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agoHow far back in time can you understand English?www.deadlanguagesociety.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.worldnowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.workshistory@mander.xyzhistory@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkHow far back in time can you understand English?www.deadlanguagesociety.comChrome@lemmy.world to Neat - For neat stuff you found@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: mildlyinteresting@lemmy.worldnowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.workshistory@mander.xyzhistory@lemmy.ml
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agoShakespeare is modern English. Even that is challenging for most people. Beyond that it’s not longer the English we think of (with the heavy French influence).
Shakespeare is modern English. Even that is challenging for most people. Beyond that it’s not longer the English we think of (with the heavy French influence).