Timeline
English began its existence around this year.
450 C.E.
English is a subset of multiple other language groups. Name one.
Indo-European, Germanic, West-Germanic, Anglo-frisian
This famous author coined phrases such as "good riddance" and "wild-goose chase."
Predict the English equivalent of this Latin word:
Tu (t --> th)
thou
When did Modern English begin to exist?
~1500
The Great Vowel Shift explains the wonky spelling that exists in English as well as being the final step toward creating Modern English.
~500 B.C.E.
Predict the English equivalent of this Latin word:
Centum (k --> h)
hundred
What year was the Norman conquest of England?
1066
Explain why French words tend to sound fancier.
The class divide between the Noble French speakers and the English-speaking peasantry caused French words to be associated with higher status.