By the 14th century, however, French was increasingly having to be formally taught, rather than being learnt naturally in the home, although the aristocracy would typically spend many years of their lives in France and remained entirely comfortable working in French.
Mod slutningen af 1300-tallet blev måtte fransk i højere grad bliv lært formelt, frem for at blive naturligt indlært i hjemmet, selvom aristokratiet tpisk ville tilbringe mange år i Frankrig for at blive helt fortrolige med sproget.