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[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

@StudSpud The Starchy I think you'd enjoy this video - one of my favorite channels.

middle english anecdote

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I saw some Worcestershire sauce crinkle cut chips at aldi today and thought of you.

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ooohh must have! Will do research at local Aldi (both of them) to see if there's any left.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

They're a special buys so good luck.

Interesting! I could understand bits of it

[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Me, several beers in: what the fuck am I listening to here ๐Ÿ˜–

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's a portion of the Reeve's Tale from the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. There's a repeat at the end with subtitles. Both the original and modern inglish.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Sorry I just saw this lol! Incredible that you can really hear how Germanic middle English sounded!! Fascinating!