
Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong
The History of English Podcast
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Old English Strong Verbs
There were about 300 strong verbs in old english, and about half of them died out altogether. Of those hundred and 50 or so strong verbs, about 80 evolved into weak verbs using the process i just ribed. That leaves about 70 strong verbs which have survived into modern english. And if we were to leave the story there today's English would actually make sense.
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