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TIL the Norman invasion created a two-tiered language that evolved into modern English. The aristocrats spoke French, lived in "mansions" and ate "beef" and "pork", while Anglo-Saxons lived in "houses" and raised "cows" and "pigs". Also Old English words for poop, butt and sex became vulgar words.

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