The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the – McqOptions

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1.	The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the living language, although theirpronunciations have changed.
A.	Preserved
B.	Shortened
C.	preempted
D.	revised
Answer» B. Shortened

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