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Great vowel shift Uncommon

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A major change in the pronunciation of the English language, affecting the sounds of long vowels, that took place in England between 1350 and 1700.

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ift gift tift nift sift lift zift rift smift drift shift grift swift clift skift snift relift thrift shrift uplift
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