I asked this before elsewhere, but I thought it led to some interesting answers.

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      1 year ago

      I feel like you could probably make yourself understood all the way back to the American revolution, but anything slangy would be an absolute mess

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        1 year ago

        Maybe, but I don’t think it would be effortless. I would imagine it would be easier for you to understand them than the other way around.