Before English

European languages are exotic

Blame it on the “Dark Ages”

Dec 20, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

When did English become English?

Linguistics confronts the "species problem"

Sep 17, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

Sing, sang, sung and other linguistic fossils

A history of English “strong verbs”

Sep 13, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The Celtic roots of English

If indeed there are any

Aug 27, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

Why you speak more Latin than you think

The Latin words in the ancestor of English

Jul 23, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

How to reconstruct dead languages

A step-by-step guide

Jun 7, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

What came before English?

Watch now | The story of Proto-Indo-European

Jun 4, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

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How the Goths changed the fate of Europe

A guide to Gothic language and history

May 10, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The king named ‘Little Daddy’

The linguistic afterlife of Attila the Hun

May 7, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

The Frankish paradox

How to conquer the world but lose yourself along the way

Jan 29, 2025 • Colin Gorrie

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