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Silent 'W', Calico, and the Hundred Years' War: Tracing English Through Sound, Fabric, and Conflict
Episode 29
Published 6 days ago
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In this episode we unpack how a silent letter in ‘two’ survived centuries of sound change, follow the word calico from its Indian origins to modern fashion, and discover how the Hundred Years’ War helped cement English identity through spelling and law.
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