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Simon's Proto-Germanic Reconstructed Pronunciation Guide [video]

• leoc 3y ago
  If this interests you, then this may also interest you: there’s probably never been a better or more fun opportunity to learn Old English https://twitter.com/colingorrie/status/1688600761184210944 https://twitter.com/colingorrie/status/1688600761184210944 . Not for the past few hundred years, at least …
  • vanderZwan 3y ago
    Will I be able to buy brown cows from Frisians? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeC1yAaWG34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeC1yAaWG34
    • leoc 3y ago
      You won’t know unless you try! ;)
• echelon_musk 3y ago
  I knew this would be Simon Roper from the title. His videos are fascinating and have helped me to better understand how Scots and English have diverged and evolved to sound they way they do now. I'd recommend researching the great vowel shift, if you're unfamiliar, to learn more about why English is not pronounced how it is written.
  • dwroberts 3y ago
    I really enjoyed his video about consciousness (https://youtu.be/qd1LG_2Fthk https://youtu.be/qd1LG_2Fthk) as well. He states he’s not an expert but there’s a sincerity to the way he talks about his thoughts that made it interesting still. Not standard YouTuber fare.