What makes the English language so hard to read and write? Listen along as I take you on a brief history of the English language and why there are so many variations in spelling and pronunciation.

Click the links below to hear what English sounded like long ago:

Old English (Anglo-Saxon) - https://bit.ly/3SYb1DR

Middle English (Anglo-Norman) - https://bit.ly/49dRapS

Shakespeare's English (Early Modern) - https://bit.ly/42GTXVS