SCOUT· 60%1h 19m·2026-06-30·HistoryEpisode 190: Union, Division and Unusual U
During the decade of the 1640s, England was divided by Civil War. At the same time, the sound of letter of U was also experiencing its own division, ultimately resulting in two distinct ‘long’ sounds and two distinct ‘short’ sounds. In this episode, we explore those developments and examine how…
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