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Posted by Intelligence3 (Member # 6944) on :

This site has some audio clips you can listen to, demonstrating the evolution of English pronunciation of the long vowels from Middle English through Early Modern English.

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

Score!

[Big Grin]

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

Okay, okay. I'll let you pry this from my cold, dead hands, since I'll be gone in two weeks.

Even if it's somewhat unrelated, it's still awesome.

Coolest. Site. Ever.

[ December 13, 2004, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]

Posted by Intelligence3 (Member # 6944) on :

quote:
Okay, okay. I'll let you pry this from my cold, dead hands, since I'll be gone in two weeks.

Cool site.

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

Spelling is even more of an issue.

Chaucer had several ways of writing the word (excuse me,) <cunt>.

Ranging from kent to quainte - it's interesting.

(C) Bill Bryson.

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

Ha! Take that Superman!

Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :

Oh man, there's a book about this... what is it called?

*grrrrrrrr*

FOUND IT! (amazon rocks!)

It's called "The Mother Tounge" by Bill Bryson