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

The internet is an amazing medium for languages.

In effect we are, bending and breaking the rules of the language. And if someone were to ask why we do it, the answer is simply: for fun

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

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

Swearing makes an excellent relief mechanism

Research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.