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

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

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

You don't talk to a linguist without having what you say taken down and used in evidence against you at some point in time.

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

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.

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