Spot the difference

A lot of people think that there is a rule in the English language that you must not split infinitives. However, this is not actually a rule of English grammar: it is the prescriptive preference of someone back in the day who had money and influence.

An actual rule of English grammar is the order of adjectives. Compare:
1. large blue elephant;
2. blue large elephant.
Which sounds better to you?

Native speakers of English won’t necessarily have realised that they nearly always order adjectives in English based on certain categories. People who learn English as an additional language have to explicitly learn the order.

Changes in adjective order are used for emphasis or to change meaning, becoming significant in such examples as Scottish smoked salmon versus smoked Scottish salmon. (You might remember there was a hoo-ha about that a while ago.)

Imagine my confusion when I came across English strong breakfast tea adjacent to strong English breakfast tea in Tesco today. Is there a difference? If so, what is it?