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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
By Kimberly Smith4.8
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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

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