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

Anyone interested in language ends up writing about the sociological issues around it.

Text messaging is just the most recent focus of people's anxiety; what people are really worried about is a new generation gaining control of what they see as their language.

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

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

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

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.