As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear. David Crystal on dad
Academics don't normally manage to alter people's way of thinking through their strength of argument. David Crystal on strength
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. David Crystal on technology