No, English didn't almost become French | @Olly Richards

Recently, Olly Richards published a Short about how English nearly transmogrified into French. Well, I couldn't let him get away with that, so I had to respond. Watch as I struggle to keep this video relevant to my channel.

Olly Richards's video:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MCouNvGNW3k

Is German older than English?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojlGw_Kgcg0

Chapters:
00:00 An unusual video
00:51 A brief history of English
01:32 Anglo-Norman, not French
02:00 English stayed English
02:52 German vs Germanic
03:44 They were bilingual
04:58 Formal vs informal
05:42 Too late to be Norman
07:23 Educated show-offs
09:04 Sorry, Olly

Music:
"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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