To begin with, of the two varieties involved in diglossia, the one serving (H)igh societal functions, unlike that reserved for (L)ow ones, is nobody's mother tongue: it is learned in later life largely by formal education, and is not used for ordinary conversation. Secondly, the diglossic contrast concerns widely divergent varieties, as opposed to stylistic contrasts which tend to be small-scale. Moreover, diglossia occurs within a single language, while bilingualism or multilingualism, involve far more divergent linguistic systems.

While most historians of the period dissect the body politic, Whitelock doesn’t waste time in the halls of Parliament. Instead, she hastens straight to the boudoir of the queen who chose celibacy as a means of wielding power.

THE OLD PINHEAD with the long-lashed greenies finally freaked out completely the other night and bought himself numerous sacksful, boxesful, basketsful, basementsful and garagesful of assorted bits and pieces of a (cue the trumpets, cymbals and dancing girls) 1934 MG-PA.

The existence of the empty set is entailed, in the presence of the axiom scheme of separation, by the existence of any set whatever.