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

Language itself changes slowly but the internet has speeded up the process of those changes so you notice them more quickly.

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.

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

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.

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

Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.