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What act was enforced in the early 19th Century?
The Education Act - meaning that school was compulsory until the age of 12.
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What did this mean for learning English?
More people were learning to read and write, so English is more standardised and understood.
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When was the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) first produced?
1884.
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What is an 'Archaic' term?
A word which is rarely used in modern English, and is almost obsolete.
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What was the first English Newspaper to be produced nationally?
The Times, in the early 19th century.
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When was Radio first introduced?
1922, by the BBC.
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