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What event, occurring between 1350 and 1700, changed the way words are pronounced?

a) The Great Vowel Shift
b) The Renaissance
c) The Reformation
d) The Enlightenment

Answer :

Final answer:

The Great Vowel Shift took place between 1350 and 1700 and changed the way words are pronounced in English.

Explanation:

The Great Vowel Shift took place between 1350 and 1700 and changed the way words are pronounced in English. It was a phonological event that affected the pronunciation of long vowels in Middle English, shifting them to their modern pronunciations. For example, the word 'bite' used to be pronounced as 'beet'.

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