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

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

The grammar of a language is simply the way it combines smaller elements (such as words) into larger elements (such as sentences).

- 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

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