What can tell us about tthe deep class rift in the culture of England after the Norman conquest .
A.
When we talk of meat on our tables we use French words ;
B.
The y are cattle in the fields, but we sit down to beef (boeuf).
C.
Even if our menus were not written in French out of snobbery , the English we used in them would still be Norman English .
D.
when we speak of the animals from which the meat comes we use Anglo-Saxon words .