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The Battle of Hastings in 1066 permanently changed the English language, introducing thousands of Norman French words still in use today.

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The Norman conquest of 1066 poured French words into English, so today we often have two words for one thing — 'cow' from Old English, 'beef' from French. Conquest reshaped the language.

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1066'daki Hastings Muharebesi, bugün hâlâ kullanılan binlerce Norman Fransızcası sözcüğü getirerek İngiliz dilini kalıcı biçimde değiştirdi.

1066'daki Norman fethi, İngilizceye Fransızca sözcükleri akıttı; bu yüzden bugün çoğu zaman tek bir şey için iki sözcüğümüz var — Eski İngilizceden 'cow', Fransızcadan 'beef'. Fetih, dili yeniden biçimlendirdi.

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