EME FEATURES - Non standard and inconsistent authography eg intire (entire) or sickness - sicknesse - Anglo Saxon endings to indicate tense eg sayest, lacketh - Non Standard syntax (sentence structure) - Random capitalisation to indicate significant lexis - Archaic lexis eg Maine (mainland) - Absence of apostrophes - Non Standard punctuation (jan 1, 1600 – jan 1, 1700)
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jan 1, 1600
jan 1, 1700
~ 100 years