Asked by Makayla

Who continued to speak Anglo-Saxon?

the common people
invaders in the country

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The common people. After the Norman Conquest (1066) the ruling invaders spoke Norman French, while ordinary people continued to use Anglo‑Saxon (Old English), which gradually evolved into Middle English and absorbed many French loanwords (e.g. cow vs beef, sheep vs mutton).