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

Swearing makes an excellent relief mechanism

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

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.

At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects.

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.

Ever since the arrival of printing - thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into people's minds - people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language.