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Category Archive: David Crystal

David Crystal Quote: “You don’t talk to a linguist…”

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.

August 25, 2021 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “At any one time language is…”

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

July 4, 2021 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “Likewise, there is no evidence that…”

Likewise, there is no evidence that texting teaches people to spell badly: rather, research shows that those kids who text frequently are more likely to be the most literate and the best spellers, because you have to know how to manipulate language.

June 11, 2021 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic…”

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

January 11, 2021 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “Ever since the arrival of printing…”

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.

January 1, 2021 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “Vocabulary is a matter of word-building…”

Vocabulary is a matter of word-building as well as word-using.

December 13, 2020 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “The story of English spelling is…”

The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people – some well-known, most totally unknown – who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.

November 3, 2020 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “It hasn’t been a problem with…”

It hasn’t been a problem with Ben, I think we worked together very well, we don’t have rows.

October 21, 2020 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “It took three years to put…”

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.

July 30, 2020 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

David Crystal Quote: “Anyone interested in language ends up…”

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

May 29, 2020 1941, David Crystal, English, Quotes by Educators

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