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How far back in time can you understand English? (www.deadlanguagesociety.com)

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Very entertaining. I’m totally lost around 1400. I don’t even recognize 1200 as English lol.

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[–] lath@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

From 1400 and back, it's more phonetic. Less differentiation between how it sounds and how it's written, plus the accent shifts.
I feel an old Scots(wo)man might be more at ease with it, if read aloud. As both their words and this seems like the same kind of gibberish to me.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 8 hours ago

Fit? We dinna spik gibberish! It's thon Sassenachs that makkit the book wi' spellings that mak yi feel like yir heid is mince!

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What? We don't speak gibberish! It's those English that made the book (ie dictionary) with spellings that make you feel your head is mince(d beef).