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How the Anglo-Saxons learned languages

Their methods are weirdly effective

Jul 5 •

Could Beowulf see blue?

The history of English colour words

Jun 21 •

How to reconstruct dead languages

A step-by-step guide

Jun 7 •

Why English spelling will never make sense

The history of English spelling reform

May 24 •

How the Goths changed the fate of Europe

A guide to Gothic language and history

May 10 •

The strange death of English ‘R’

And why it survived in America

Apr 26 •

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