Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes add dimension disaster
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 Crystal endexistenceindependent Change image and share on social
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background. David Crystal backgroundcleandane share on social
At the same time we overlap, because, I do linguistics, and Ben did a first degree in Linguistics at Lancaster University, so he knows some of my subject. David Crystal bendegreelancaster Change image and share on social
The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner. Joe Paterno cornerdisasterhave Change image and share on social
When a place comes across vividly in a novel, it's often compared to a character. I can remember writing teachers who encouraged me to treat setting as if it were a character, to give it three dimensions, to make it come alive, jump off the page. Kaui Hart Hemmings alivecharactercompare share on social
If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting. Leila Josefowicz addconcertoexcit Change image and share on social