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“Hey ladies… Ever been with a guy who can read?”
Not so fast. Assuming you’re referring to English, the year 1375 would probably put you in the Middle English period. You might be able to read either.
Here’s a sample:
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The weirder words was easier to read in Swedish
I mean, I’ve taken English Lit and courses on just Shakespeare so I can indeed read that.
Old English is significantly harder than Middle English, yeah.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Not so fast. Assuming you’re referring to English, the year 1375 would probably put you in the Middle English period. You might be able to read either.
Here’s a sample:
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guy@piefed.social 2 days ago
The weirder words was easier to read in Swedish
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 days ago
I mean, I’ve taken English Lit and courses on just Shakespeare so I can indeed read that.
Soggy@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Old English is significantly harder than Middle English, yeah.