The history of English (combined)

Take a look at the history of the English language (this is a combination of all 10 parts of the series into one video)

(All parts - combined)

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[LegitimateJuice]

"BY THAT POINT NO ONE COULD COUNT ANY HIGHER IN FRENCH" Jesus Christ this is so amazing

[jeveriss]

"Clitoris was still a source of confusion" Amen brother.

[anthonywhelan]

My old Irish father, RIP, used to say that the sun never set on the British Empire because Christ couldn't trust them in the dark.

[ShiroKage]

"and the Italians arrived with the Pizza, their Pasta, and their Mafia."
I'm dying.

[Cantbuyathrill]

Nothing beats animation for us simpletons.

[brentj]

The Bible: "Let there be light reading."

Ha! Ha! That was precious!

[TerencePetersenAjbro]

Never was learning more fun! This really both entertained me and informed me. Well done! 

[carsonwelch]

"Their Pizza, Their Pasta, and their Mafia. Just like Mama used to make"

[lilychimuanya]

Students of History of the English Language will love this! Thanks.

[nmrnmooor]

as a linguists, I find this video very helpful for any historian, student, or even a person who is into History.

thank you for uploading such.

[joelaporte]

“And then the Italians arrived with their pizza, pasta, and mafia. Just like mama used to make.” I love The Godfather reference with the horse head!

[Kaedawn]

I'm just enjoying this conversation about linguistics and grammar, almost as much as I enjoy these videos. Thanks for posting them, and thanks for talking about such an interesting subject on here! Kudos to you both! :)

[MaestraTess]

"American English, or not English, but somewhere in the ballpark." Hilarious!!

[tonidue]

You should get an explainity Oscar! I think after watching this 4 times I finally got all the information and will pass my test 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[SVernon]

This is the interesting part of my degree in a nutshell! LOVE IT!

[thebloodypancakes]

Let’s admit honestly, this is the most powerful video i’ve ever seen! Love the animation, the accent, literally everything…Keep up the good work❤️

[GregoryGreenleaf]

I think I've watched this about 5 times. Funny and informative!

[AnnieBelle]

Watching this was the most fun I've had all day.

[NKA]

There´s also "Denglisch" which is a ironic German term for the many anglicisms and pseudo-anglicisms in contemporary German language like "handy" for cell phones, "checken" for "to understand" or "to check", "date" for "romantic appointment", etc.

[stevenmichaelwilson]

I'm glad I asked the question. I never knew videos could be slowed down in the options. Thanks for helping me be a better teacher with technology!
be well