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The transition from Old English to Modern English was a process, not an event
Member-only story Language History Humor Culture Past Is Prologue Past Is Prologue How Far Back in Time Could a Modern English Speaker Go and Still Communicate? The transition from Old English to Modern English was a process, not an event Kathy Copeland Padden 5 min read · May 14, 2019 -- 89 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo: Marianne Purdie/Getty Images C hanges in language don’t occur overnight, though slang terms come in and out of use relatively quickly and new words are invented while others fall into disuse. The rules of grammar you learned in school are
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