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“The fact that the nobility spoke French while the labourers [spoke] English is reflected in the words we still use today…while the names derived from Old English for the creatures themselves - cow, pig, sheep, and deer - we call their meat by French names: beef, pork, mutton, and venison. This is a direct consequence of the English peasants who tended the animals and the French nobles who ate their meat.”
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“Terpsichorean display”
Love learning new words when I read 😍🤓🤓👌🏽💃🏽🕺🩰
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Love learning new words when I read 😍🤓🤓👌🏽💃🏽🕺🩰








