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”To do, or not to do?” That is the question
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Wonderful way to learn English history as well as the language.
I absolutely love this podcast! I’ve learnt such a lot - the content is fascinating, well structured and very clearly presented.
An outstandingly informative, well-thought-out, and well-organized podcast. Thank you!
I‘m really enjoying this podcast! I have such a passion for understanding our language & an important part of that is understanding where the words came from & how meanings have changed over time. This is great
An amazing beginning fully knowledgeable, intuitive. Looking forward to teach myself more and more.
Did you really say Scotch writers? Isn't Scottish the correct term?
That minstrel's lament rang home as we hear in modern times of how we've lost the traditions or things that make us who we are. Proof that we will always fear the new and yearn for the old.
And hedgehog
WOW. I thought I had an idea of how we got where we are, linguistically. As it turns out, I didn't. Thank you and well done.
Aryaputhra old chap your trying to hard to push Indian nationalism re a point that's purely academic to the origins of English..it could well be horses and bees were domesticated at the same time in northern India but the fact remains the expansion and spread of pie was because of the exploitation of the eurasian steppe from Ukraine to Persia and the westward movement towards western Europe of these expanding lactose tolerant wagon driving peoples ultimately resulted in English..
This and the episode on germanic culture are my favorites thus far. Absolutely love the content you provide!
I'm from France but considered bilingual. I also speak Japanese, Spanish and learning Arabic. My pastime is to construct church linens all by hand and since a lot of it is repetitive work, your podcast keeps me company. I particularly enjoy history and I think I have a handle on the first British kings and the War of the Roses by now. 😍
Maybe Anthony Burgess was right.
An absolutely outstanding series. Thanks very much.
Going through it a second time now. I tell anyone who is interested in history to check this podcast out.
Excellent series, I loved the Chaucer and Guy Fawkes episodes . Really well researched. Well done
Absolutely delightful! The content is intelligent and still approachable, the writer is intellectually honest, and it's read with gentle enthusiasm. I consider the proto-language history essential, and its inclusion here perfected my delight. Mind you, I've only gotten through episode 3, but this is such a wonderful auditory excursion I had to burble :D
The word hog relating to young sheep still exists in the British term for a young sheep - hogget.
We use "ye" for the second person plural in Ireland still.
Super interesting, except for the horrendous french pronunciation
An enlightening episode
Wow, I can feel my IQ rising when I listen to your show. I've been binging on these all day everyday for a week and it never gets old!
A new episode. How wonderful! Thank you.