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The ‘Glaswegianism’ that solves a 400-year-old English language problem
Over the past few months we've taken a look at some of the sights of the Glasgow language, how we tend to talk to each other in the city, and how it is perceived by our counterparts (not so lucky) non-Glaswegians. This includes a look at!-->…
Old English: the dilution of the language
By John McWhorter, Ph.D., Columbia University
We know that there are about 6,000 languages ââand that they keep changing, and that this change results in the production of dialects. We also know…
The old English alphabet has SIX “lost letters” which have disappeared from our language
The English alphabet had additional letters which have been lost over the centuries.
While our alphabet today consists of 26 letters, the inhabitants of medieval Britain had six additional characters to play with.
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They were part of the…
The old English alphabet had more than 26 letters
As any schoolboy can tell you, the alphabet we currently use is made up of 26 letters. However, until not so long ago, this group of letters featured a few other…
Letter of recommendation: Old English
I went to college a little later than most. Excited but nervous about embarking on a degree - in English Literature - which requires all students to learn Old English, I asked a friend what studying the language was like.…
Old Englishman returns with Victoria’s new poet book
To celebrate words, sometimes you have to look to their roots. Victoria writer Patrick Friesen has done just that with his new book of poetry, Songen. In Middle English - the English language as it was spoken between the early Middle…
Countdown language expert Susie Dent brings old English words back to today’s conversation
Here, we reveal some of Susie's favorite words that may soon return to our daily use.BEEK (1300s)
To bask in the sun and surrender to the warmth of its rays on your skin.
PHILODOX (1500s)
Someone who is wholly and exclusively in…
Mountain people spoke Old English in a new world
As a child in Henderson County in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I was privileged to be part of two worlds: the old and the new.At Tuxedo Elementary School, students received an education at a level comparable to that of many private…
13 wonderful Old English words we should always use
Abby jackson March 28, 2017, 4:00 a.m.
You no longer hear the word "snollygoster". Flickr / Jeroen Elfferich. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0
Over the years, the language evolves. In fact, many of the words we use…
13 wonderful Old English words we should still use today
Medieval times(You don't hear the word "snollygoster" anymore. Flickr / Jeroen Elfferich) Over the years, the language evolves. In fact, many of the words we use today, such as "dazzling" and "addiction," were coined by William…
How he empathizes with his cruel hero.
In the beginning The alarm, the widely and rightly praised novel by Paul Kingsnorth on the Norman Conquest, the narrator laments his losses. Once a privileged English landowner, Buccmaster has watched the French invaders…
Assassin’s Creed III has historical precision, Old English accents
Steven Masters, who is one of the main designers working on Assassin's Creed III, has promised that the next game will use authentic vocabulary from the era in which it is set and be specific about the historical events it…
Shakespeare’s Dictionary | Glossary | Vocabulary | with ease | Modern | Old English
Let's face it, no matter how many times your english teacher rambling on how cool Shakespeare is, his business isn't so cool easy to read. We're not talking a few funny words, like in Doctor Seuss - spoke Elizabethan…