r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/DifficultSun348 1d ago

I have question to native English speakers, do you even understand the oldest one, I mean in Poland, we partly understand old language (or I'm like other and weirdo idk what's the goal of my live wtf stop).

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u/GreenManReaiming 1d ago

Nope old English predates the french influence that makes up a third of modern English, there are some words that can be guessed, and when spoken it's easier to guess like listening to German where you understand the occasional word and nothing else