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#229 The History of English with Kevin Stroud

2023/7/19
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Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast) joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:

  • Why TH doesn't have its own letter
  • In what part of England the language was standardised?
  • When did the first dictionaries come
  • Why there are so many French words in English
  • Why we have so many silent letters
  • Why we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)
  • Where English surnames come from
  • And more!

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