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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Futurese

Language evolves over time. Here are examples of how English has evolved over the last 1000 years and how it might evolve over the next 1000 years. All examples say the exact same thing.

1000 AD: Wé cildra biddaþ þé, éalá láréow, þæt þú taéce ús sprecan rihte, forþám ungelaérede wé sindon, and gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ...
2000 AD: We children beg you, teacher, that you should teach us to speak correctly, because we are ignorant and we speak corruptly...

This is how some think English will sound in the future ...

3000 AD: *ZA kiad w'-exùn ya tijuh, da ya-gAr'-eduketan zA da wa-tAgan lidla, kaz 'ban iagnaran an wa-tAg kurrap...

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