Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 12 days agoHow far back in time can you understand English? This site goes back by centuries allowing you to test yourself.www.deadlanguagesociety.comexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down13cross-posted to: nowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.workshistory@mander.xyzneat@lemmy.worldhistory@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1330arrow-down1external-linkHow far back in time can you understand English? This site goes back by centuries allowing you to test yourself.www.deadlanguagesociety.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square50linkfedilinkcross-posted to: nowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.workshistory@mander.xyzneat@lemmy.worldhistory@lemmy.ml
minus-squareCorporal_Punishment@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 days ago1300s I can understand. 1200s I can make out the odd word. In my a-level English lessons we did a term on the Canterbury Tales and Middle English so we had to learn how to read it.
1300s I can understand.
1200s I can make out the odd word.
In my a-level English lessons we did a term on the Canterbury Tales and Middle English so we had to learn how to read it.