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Great English Vowel Shift

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Historic sound change in Middle English where pronunciation of all long vowels changed, resulting in modern English's irregular spelling.

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"One of the most famous is the Great English Vowel shift in Middle English, where the pronunciation of all long vowels (like *u*, in contrast to a short *o*) changed which is why modern English spelling is so irregular."

Linguistic fact of the day · it_shits · ↑80 · 2021-05-28