Answers to Questions From Morning Readers
Briefly

English is changing faster due to new terms and slang, but the core components like sounds and structures experienced more rapid transformation from 1300 to 1500.
Vowel transformations and word changes were significant from 1300 to 1500, like Middle English becoming Modern English, unlike recent decades.
Although English has seen neologisms, no significant transformation akin to the transition from Middle English to Modern English has happened in a long time.
While language usage may sound different across timeframes like 1900 to 2024, the core language remains consistent, showing steady evolution primarily driven by new terms and slang.
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