Talk:Modern English

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I'm not a great expert on this but I see that we say:
 * Modern English is the form of English spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550.

I'm not convinced of this. Not least because the wikipedia article states the vowel shift ended in 1750. And 1750 is perhaps a bit late for "modern English". Actually the Wikipedia article surprises me anyway, because I seem to recall that in one of Crystal's books he says the great vowel shift is still in progress. But, at any rate, there seems to be some potential doubt about the statement in the article.--Bob M 15:28, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Simple typo: 1550 for 1750. I seem to recall that Crystal refers more to a sort of ongoing or never-ending vowel shift but not that The Great Vowel Shift itself is still taking place.--Technopat 17:32, 25 June 2009 (UTC)