Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!

In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:

Why TH doesn't have its own letter
In what part of England the language was standardised?
When did the first dictionaries come
Why there are so many French words in English
Why we have so many silent letters
Why we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)
Where English surnames come from
And more!

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