A history of English in ten minutes (in ten parts)

[andrewducker]

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[pseudomonas]

Hold on, "martyr" and "bishop" are Greek, not Latin.

[lproven.livejournal.com]

So much win!

But who is the voice? I know it but can't place it. I think I've seen him on QI.

[bracknellexile.livejournal.com]

That's Clive Anderson.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Very funny. I'm going to expect dates to appear after common words now for quite a while.

[lproven.livejournal.com]

D'oh! Of *course!*

Thanks! That would have nagged at me...

[tysolna]

Same here! Thanks for asking. :)