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How far back in time can you understand English?(deadlanguagesociety.com)
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A Dead Language Society newsletter post by Colin Gorrie presenting an experiment on how far back in time readers can understand earlier forms of English.
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How far back in time can you understand English?(deadlanguagesociety.com)
634 points by spzb | 335 comments
A Dead Language Society newsletter post by Colin Gorrie presenting an experiment on how far back in time readers can understand earlier forms of English.