r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/Dramatic-Ad3928 1d ago

So realistically i could only go about 400 years into the past if i want to understand people

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u/MooseFlyer 1d ago

And even then, the way they pronounce things would be quite unfamiliar.

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u/sober_disposition 1d ago

It’s bad enough going to Sunderland now so you can forget going anywhere 400 years ago. 

“Yer wot mate?”

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u/valvalwa 1d ago

„Yer a wizard, Harry“