Onur Yasar

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You see, all the different groups developed different accents and these accents became so strong that their languages became mutually incomprehensible. After a few hundred years the Kurgans in northern India wouldn’t have been able to make out what their cousins in Italy were saying. If you want to see this process in action today, visit Glasgow.
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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