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Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong

The History of English Podcast

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Episode 56: The weak versus the in this episode, we're going to conclude our look at old english grammar. We're going to examine why that distinction has become so muddled in modern English. It's ultimately the reason why some speakers say dived and other speakers say dove. And it's why we say hanged in certain situations, but hung in other situations.

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