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In English, some inflections are written as part of the word (“call” -> “called”), while others are separated (“to call”). When did these become standardized? In earlier written English (including Anglo-Saxon), did we see variations (e.g. “tocall” or “call ed”) in what was considered its own word?

by /u/ChubbyHistorian in /r/AskHistorians

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