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The beginner’s guide to Early Modern English
How English emerged from the Middle Ages
Sep 27
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Colin Gorrie
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When did English become English?
Linguistics confronts the "species problem"
Sep 17
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Colin Gorrie
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The strangest letter of the alphabet
The rise and fall of yogh
Sep 3
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Colin Gorrie
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A detective’s guide to English place names
And the hidden history they reveal
Aug 30
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Colin Gorrie
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The Celtic roots of English
If indeed there are any
Aug 27
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Colin Gorrie
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Is Beowulf based on true events?
The real history behind the poem
Aug 13
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Colin Gorrie
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The case for Middle English
It’s not just The Canterbury Tales
Aug 6
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Colin Gorrie
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Modern English doesn’t come from “Old English”
And what it would look like if it did
Aug 2
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Colin Gorrie
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Why you speak more Latin than you think
The Latin words in the ancestor of English
Jul 23
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Colin Gorrie
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How the alphabet began
And some Dead Language Society lore
Jul 16
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Colin Gorrie
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How the Industrial Revolution changed English
Technology and the birth of new dialects
Jun 25
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Colin Gorrie
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Could Beowulf see blue?
The history of English colour words
Jun 21
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Colin Gorrie
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