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But what about the way they sound?
Although the look of late Middle English is now a lot
closer to Modern English, the sound is still very different.
See these examples:
The word ‘hous’ is pronounced as ‘hoos’
The word ‘begge’ is pronounced as ‘bag’
The sentence ‘I might go and buy some meat.’
is pronounced as ‘I meet go and boi some mate.’
So, when did that change?