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Intelligence3
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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.
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Eaquae Legit
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Score!

[Big Grin]
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PSI Teleport
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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 ]
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Intelligence3
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quote:
Okay, okay. I'll let you pry this from my cold, dead hands, since I'll be gone in two weeks.
Cool site.
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Jonathan Howard
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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.
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Ha! Take that Superman!
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Dragon
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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
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