As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear. – David Crystal
Academics dont normally manage to alter peoples way of thinking through their strength of argument. – David Crystal

As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear. – David Crystal
Academics dont normally manage to alter peoples way of thinking through their strength of argument. – David Crystal
Ever since the arrival of printing – thought to be the invention of the devil because it would put false opinions into peoples minds – people have been arguing that new technology would have disastrous consequences for language. – David Crystal
Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden theyre completely dependent on you and theres a third generation. Its a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents. – Roger Federer