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For stuff that's neat. Neat article? Neat video? Neat pic of a bug you saw? All good. Neat meme? Ehhh... take it to the meme subs.

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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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[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 3 points 1 day ago

Yep! For instance, the author discusses the changes from a blog post to a letter from 2000 - 1800. As they move back in time, both the language and also the themes and form change to match the style of literature and culture of the time.