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How far back in time can you understand English? (www.deadlanguagesociety.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/neat@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I still think that 1800s Charles Dickens English was the high point of the language and the version we should aspire to

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    From the article:

    They’re both performances of a sort: the 2000s protagonist is performing for his blog’s audience, so the tone is chatty and personal. The 1800s protagonist, with the mind of a Georgian diarist, is performing for posterity, so he philosophizes.

    I thought that was interesting.

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