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How We'd Talk if the English Had Won in 1066: New Edition 2020
By David Cowley
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By David Cowley
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What might English look like today, had there been no Norman Conquest?
From the easy, to the 'weird and wonderful', learn about this amazing topic - with lists, 'chit-chat', headlines, signs, and names of organisations. Learn the meanings of: Overseas Ambighthouse, Thane wrayed of craft-less wield, Middliand at frith talks ... and many more!
You'll also see that many words lost after 1066 can, in their updated forms, be straightforward and homely-sounding: A king with no afterfollower, He yea...