Season 1 · Episode 229
#229 The History of English with Kevin Stroud
The Level Up English Podcast (Natural British English) · Michael Lavers
July 19, 202345m 30s
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Show Notes
Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!
In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:
In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:
- Why TH doesn't have its own letter
- In what part of England the language was standardised?
- When did the first dictionaries come
- Why there are so many French words in English
- Why we have so many silent letters
- Why we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)
- Where English surnames come from
- And more!
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