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

- David Crystal

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 b…

- David Crystal

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 …

- David Crystal

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 man…

- David Crystal

Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries - eventually - reflect popular choices.

- David Crystal

Grammar is what gives sense to language .... sentences make words yield up their meaning. Sentences actively create sense in language. And the busine…

- David Crystal

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 Fr…

- David Crystal

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

- David Crystal

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

- David Crystal