How Far Back in Time Could an English Speaker Go and Still Communicate E...




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  1. Elephant's ChildMay 1, 2020 at 9:53 PM

    Given the communication problems we have with our contemporaries my guess is not very far (my isp allowance baulks at long videos).

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    1. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost (Not Charlotte)May 7, 2020 at 9:45 AM

      It's around the 1100s. I can understand Middle English. Old English makes me go "What Ye Phuck?" It's much closer to German.

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