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Bede

At Bede's World in Jarrow, Britain, a staff member dressed as a monk poses in front of a recreation of an Anglo-Saxon animal shelter.

From its beginnings to today, the English language has always been a hodgepodge

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Despite what grammar sticklers think, there was never a golden age of pure English: the language has always been an unruly mishmash of other languages. Just consult the Venerable Bede, a 7th century monk who documented the beginnings of English.Despite what grammar sticklers think, there was never a golden age of pure English: the language has always been an unruly mishmash of other languages. Just consult the Venerable Bede, a 7th century monk who documented the beginnings of English.