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Swilc [ordered] per−sic [pie] mid îs rêam. (He ordered peach pie with ice cream.)
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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem and is considered the oldest poem in old English.
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When William conquered England he brought French into the upper classes spoken language over time this changed English greatly.
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That gent 'rd'r'd peach pie with ice cream. (He ordered peach pie with ice cream.)
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This allowed the standardization of the English Language through the publication of written words to the masses.
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The Canterbury Tales collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer.
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The first purely English alphabetical dictionary was A Table Alphabeticall, written by English schoolteacher Robert Cawdrey.
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The First Folio is a collection of 36 plays written by Shakespeare.
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The Industrial Revolution allowed the invention of new words that could describe the changes that were happening to civilization.
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This allowed global connections and information that helped to further stabilize the English Language.
