Language changes and moves in a different direction evolving all the time. Where a lot of people see deterioration, I see expressive development

A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.

Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.

I believe that any form of writing exercise is good for you. I also believe that any form of tuition which helps develop your awareness of the different properties, styles, and effects of writing is good for you. It helps you become a better reader, more sensitive to nuance, and a better writer, more sensitive to audience. Texting language is no different from other innovative forms of written expression that have emerged in the past. It is a type of language whose communicative strengths and weaknesses need to be appreciated.

Sending a message on a mobile phone is not the most natural of ways to communicate. The keypad isn't linguistically sensible.

Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument.

It took three years to put Shakespeare's words together, there were a lot of words to be studied and a lot of words to be sorted out, and it proved to be a major project.