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How far back in time can you understand English? (www.deadlanguagesociety.com)
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Very entertaining. I’m totally lost around 1400. I don’t even recognize 1200 as English lol.

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 19 hours ago

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).

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