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The invention of the printing press was a revolution not just for knowledge, but for language itself. Before Gutenberg, language…
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Few writers have left as indelible a mark on the English language as William Shakespeare. Beyond the unforgettable characters and…
The Great Vowel Shift, a term coined by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen, is a pivotal moment in the annals…
Our story begins in a time much different from our own; a period when English writing was a privilege of…
English is a peculiar language in many ways, and one of its most baffling features is the inconsistency between pronunciation…
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