Comment by lubujackson
4 days ago
Worth mentioning that English itself has only been around since the 1600s, basically when Chaucer was around.
4 days ago
Worth mentioning that English itself has only been around since the 1600s, basically when Chaucer was around.
I think you are confused. Chaucer died in 1400. I often read perfectly readable (though with wild spelling) English from the 17th century. English was firmly established, though some formal documents still used Latin.