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Early Modern English, a Rare card
Early Modern English, also known as Early New English, and colloquially Shakespeare's English, Shakespearean English, or King James' English, is the stage of the English language from the beginning of the Tudor period to the English Interregnum and Restoration, or from the transition from Middle English, in the late…
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 64
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 200,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Early Modern English quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Early Modern English card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Before and after the accession of James I to the English throne in ____, the emerging English standard began to influence the spoken and written Middle Scots of Scotland.
Answer
1600s. Before and after the accession of James I to the English throne in 1603, the emerging English standard began to influence the spoken and written Middle Scots of Scotland. From the Early Modern English article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gothic language. Gothic language 87 · Early Modern English 76 · Hermit 72 · Corinth Canal 68 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Before and after the accession of James I to the English throne in 1603, the emerging English standard began to influence the spoken and written Middle Scots of Scotland.
- The grammatical and orthographical conventions of literary English in the late 16th century and the 17th century are still very influential on modern Standard English.
- Most modern readers of English can understand texts written in the late phase of early modern English, such as the King James Bible and the works of William Shakespeare, and they have greatly influenced Modern English.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Early Modern English article was read about 200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 64: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Early Modern English
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Text : Wikipedia, Early Modern English (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : WI-Photos, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
