This ruined English spelling

Oh the Great Vowel Shift. What a mess you made. In this video, let s explore what the GVS was and why it screwed up English spelling forever. PATREON COMMUNITY: FREE NEWSLETTER: More excellent GVS videos: Vowel grid with sounds: Check me out on the web, on Twitter TikTok: x. com, robwordsYT CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:36 What is the Great Vowel Shift 3:24 Words that changed 5:09 Chaucer 5:40 More words that changed 6:38 Why did the GVS happen 9:49 Variations in England, USA, Canada 11:07 Consonant changes 12:51 Often or offen 13:18 Silent K and G