ext_31590 ([identity profile] catsittingstill.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] avevale_intelligencer 2010-04-16 01:21 am (UTC)

Well, language does change over time. That's why it's easy to understand Jan, a bit harder to understand Shakespeare, noticeably harder to understand Chaucer, and practically impossible to understand the person who wrote The Dream of the Rood without special training.

Which version was the perfect English?
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