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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Squeejawed Red-heads and Grockles (Rebroadcast) - 4 January 2010

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode: Just how far back could you go and still understand the English people were speaking? We crank up our trusty time machine to find out. Hint: You’d probably have a tough time getting around in the eighth century, when English poetry looked like: “Hwaet we gardena in geardagum.” Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to Away with Words, I'm Grant Barrett.

0:36.4

And I'm Martha Barnett.

0:37.8

And what way garden and yardagum

0:41.2

say it chining aeth from yeprounin

0:44.0

whotha Ethel Linga's Ellen Fremenden.

0:47.0

Uh, yes, I would like to buy some Swedish furniture and assemble it myself. Ha ha ha ha. Very good, Grant.

0:57.0

I think you know what that was, really, don't you?

0:59.0

Yeah, I think that was Old English.

1:01.0

It was indeed.

1:02.0

It was the award. Martha, I am impressed.

1:04.0

That is fantastic.

1:06.0

But how many times a day do you get a chance to speak old English?

1:09.0

How many times in my life?

1:11.0

Anyway, there's a good reason that I'm reading you the first few lines of Bea Wolf.

1:16.4

We received an email recently from Isaac Hirschbine of Lameza, California, and he had an intriguing

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