• @[email protected]
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    927 days ago

    The pronunciation of words evolved but the spelling of most words didn’t.

    Like the Great Vowel Shift in English

    • Drusas
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      427 days ago

      Or the much earlier h to k shift (think shirt --> skirt).

      To be clear, the spelling did change with that one. I just find it interesting.