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How far back in time can you understand English? This site goes back by centuries allowing you to test yourself. (www.deadlanguagesociety.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Around 1200, I start having a little trouble, but I can still read most of it fairly well. 1100 is when I start to lose a lot of it, struggling through. 1000 is what I remember from trying to write papers on this stuff in University wherein I'd use translated copies side by side.

Maybe I can go back further than some others because I'm so damned old. 🤣

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    1300 was the end for me, at least reading at a reasonable pace. I might have squeezed out another century or two, parsing together context and other clues, but that is only through the benefit of knowing the story being told.

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