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1061
Which event in the 18th and 19th centuries led to the influx of technical and scientific vocabulary into English?
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1062
What is the primary difference between Old English and Modern English grammar?
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1063
Which King of Wessex is famous for translating Latin works into Old English and encouraging literacy?
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1064
The word 'English' is derived from the name of which tribe?
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1065
What is the term for the earliest known form of the language family from which English descends?
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1066
Which American lexicographer is responsible for American spelling reforms (e.g., 'color' vs 'colour')?
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1067
Who published the first comprehensive 'Dictionary of the English Language' in 1755?
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1068
Which group of invaders in the 9th and 10th centuries contributed words like 'sky', 'egg', 'cake', and 'they' to English?
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1069
What period of English covers the works of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible?
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1070
During the Middle English period, words for meats (beef, pork, mutton) came from which language?
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