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The New Model Army’s Linguistic Revolution: How 17th‑Century War Rewrote English
Episode 142
Published 1 week, 3 days ago
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Explore how the New Model Army replaced a patchwork of French and Latin terms with plain, purpose‑built English, creating new words like regiment, drill, and purge that shaped military speech and national identity for centuries.
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