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To: nickcarraway

5 posted on 03/11/2025 2:43:42 PM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)

To: Sirius Lee; SunkenCiv; nickcarraway

Shakespeare Original pronunciation

You can at least understand what they're saying, but if they were to go back another 500 years it would be more difficult:

Opening Lines of Beowulf In Old English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-_GwoO4xI
2 min video

58 posted on 03/12/2025 3:40:46 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)

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