The thing that ruined English spelling
Oh the Great Vowel Shift. What a mess you made. In this video, let's explore what the GVS was and why it screwed up English spelling forever.
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More excellent GVS videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16LYaaBedU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOAb7erAmE
https://youtu.be/zyhZ8NQOZeo?si=93qKFuD_LlZowpIn
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:36 What is the Great Vowel Shift?
3:24 Words that changed
5:09 Chaucer
5:40 More words that changed
6:38 Why did the GVS happen?
9:49 Variations in England, USA, Canada
11:07 Consonant changes
12:51 Often or offen?
13:18 Silent K and G
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords
?FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter
More excellent GVS videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16LYaaBedU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOAb7erAmE
https://youtu.be/zyhZ8NQOZeo?si=93qKFuD_LlZowpIn
Vowel grid with sounds: https://www.ipachart.com/
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
http://robwords.com
http://x.com/robwordsYT
http://tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:36 What is the Great Vowel Shift?
3:24 Words that changed
5:09 Chaucer
5:40 More words that changed
6:38 Why did the GVS happen?
9:49 Variations in England, USA, Canada
11:07 Consonant changes
12:51 Often or offen?
13:18 Silent K and G
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