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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: Sheilbh on October 16, 2013, 06:56:02 PM

Title: English Language Timeline
Post by: Sheilbh on October 16, 2013, 06:56:02 PM
I thought this was pretty interesting:
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/evolvingenglish/accessvers/index.html#
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: Admiral Yi on October 16, 2013, 07:47:42 PM
I thought it was pretty incomprehensible.
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: merithyn on October 16, 2013, 07:48:49 PM
What a way to spend the last hour. :wub:

Thank you. :hug:
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: grumbler on October 17, 2013, 08:16:19 AM
As a timeline, it seems pretty random (why is the "last crusade" depicted on the timeline, but no other crusade?) and not very useful.

As a simple chronological organization of information, it is fine.
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: merithyn on October 17, 2013, 08:21:14 AM
I was just excited to see pictures of the actual pages according to general timeframe. I'm kind of tired of searching through hundreds of online pages, looking for that one 12th century document. At least with this, I can find one document of a general timeframe without too much effort.
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: Razgovory on October 17, 2013, 08:43:59 AM
Wot no Leaves of Grass?
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: The Brain on October 17, 2013, 11:05:13 AM
Quote from: merithyn on October 17, 2013, 08:21:14 AM
I'm kind of tired of searching through hundreds of online pages, looking for that one 12th century document.

Maybe learning dates isn't stupid?
Title: Re: English Language Timeline
Post by: merithyn on October 17, 2013, 11:11:37 AM
Quote from: The Brain on October 17, 2013, 11:05:13 AM
Quote from: merithyn on October 17, 2013, 08:21:14 AM
I'm kind of tired of searching through hundreds of online pages, looking for that one 12th century document.

Maybe learning dates isn't stupid?

Dates aren't helpful. Organized online documents, however, are.