The likelihood is that any English-speaking skier has more words for different types of snow than any inhabitant of Alaska or Greenland.
Not long time ago there was a striking example of the extent to which English has diverged: a television company put out a programme filmed in the En… - Larry Trask
Not long time ago there was a striking example of the extent to which English has diverged: a television company put out a programme filmed in the En…
- Larry Trask
In the ninth and tenth centuries the Vikings invaded Britain from Scandinavia and settled in large numbers. Their language, which we call Old Norse, … - Larry Trask
In the ninth and tenth centuries the Vikings invaded Britain from Scandinavia and settled in large numbers. Their language, which we call Old Norse, …
I recall that, the first time I met a Geordie speaker, it was some days before I could understand a single word he was saying. - Larry Trask
I recall that, the first time I met a Geordie speaker, it was some days before I could understand a single word he was saying.
The grammar of a language is simply the way it combines smaller elements (such as words) into larger elements (such as sentences). - Larry Trask
The grammar of a language is simply the way it combines smaller elements (such as words) into larger elements (such as sentences).
The likelihood is that any English-speaking skier has more words for different types of snow than any inhabitant of Alaska or Greenland. - Larry Trask
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