Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.
David CrystalAlthough many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.
David CrystalYou don't talk to a linguist without having what you say taken down and used in evidence against you at some point in time.
David Crystal